Associations to the word «Savagery»

Wiktionary

SAVAGERY, noun. The status of being savage
SAVAGERY, noun. A violent act of cruelty
SAVAGERY, noun. Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity

Dictionary definition

SAVAGERY, noun. The property of being untamed and ferocious; "the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters"; "a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums".
SAVAGERY, noun. The trait of extreme cruelty.
SAVAGERY, noun. A brutal barbarous savage act.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn