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atrocity vs savagery

savagery vs atrocity

atrocity and savagery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
atrocity Yes No No No
savagery Yes No No No
As nouns, savagery is a hyponym of atrocity; that is, savagery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than atrocity:
  • atrocity: an act of atrocious cruelty
  • savagery: a brutal barbarous savage act
Other hyponyms of atrocity include barbarism, barbarity, brutality, outrage, enormity.
atrocity (noun) savagery (noun)
an act of atrocious cruelty a brutal barbarous savage act
the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane the trait of extreme cruelty
the property of being untamed and ferocious
Difference between atrocity and savagery

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