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savagery vs violence

violence vs savagery

savagery and violence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
savagery Yes No No No
violence Yes No No No
As nouns, violence is a hypernym of savagery; that is, violence is a word with a broader meaning than savagery:
  • savagery: the property of being untamed and ferocious
  • violence: the property of being wild or turbulent
Other hypernyms of savagery include ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, wildness.
savagery (noun) violence (noun)
a brutal barbarous savage act an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
the trait of extreme cruelty the property of being wild or turbulent
the property of being untamed and ferocious a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.
Difference between savagery and violence

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