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violence vs savagery

savagery vs violence

violence and savagery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
violence Yes No No No
savagery Yes No No No
As nouns, savagery is a hyponym of violence; that is, savagery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than violence:
  • violence: the property of being wild or turbulent
  • savagery: the property of being untamed and ferocious
Other hyponyms of violence include savageness.
violence (noun) savagery (noun)
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) a brutal barbarous savage act
the property of being wild or turbulent the trait of extreme cruelty
a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc. the property of being untamed and ferocious
Difference between violence and savagery

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