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sav·age

(săv′ĭj)
adj.
1.
a. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild: a savage animal; the savage jungle.
b. Not civilized; barbaric: a savage people.
2.
a. Vicious or merciless; brutal: a savage form of warfare.
b. Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving: savage criticism.
3. Extreme in strength or degree: savage heat.
n.
A member of a people regarded as primitive, uncivilized, brutal, or fierce.
tr.v. sav·aged, sav·ag·ing, sav·ag·es
1. To assault ferociously.
2. To attack without restraint or pity: The critics savaged the new play.
[Middle English sauvage, from Old French, from Late Latin salvāticus, from Latin silvāticus, of the woods, wild, from silva, forest.]
sav′age·ly adv.
sav′age·ness n.
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savage

(ˈsævɪdʒ)
adj
1. wild; untamed: savage beasts of the jungle.
2. ferocious in temper; vicious: a savage dog.
3. uncivilized; crude: savage behaviour.
4. (Anthropology & Ethnology) (of peoples) nonliterate or primitive: a savage tribe.
5. (Peoples) (of peoples) nonliterate or primitive: a savage tribe.
6. (Physical Geography) (of terrain) rugged and uncultivated
7. obsolete far from human habitation
n
8. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a member of a nonliterate society, esp one regarded as primitive
9. a crude or uncivilized person
10. a fierce or vicious person or animal
vb (tr)
11. to criticize violently
12. to attack ferociously and wound: the dog savaged the child.
[C13: from Old French sauvage, from Latin silvāticus belonging to a wood, from silva a wood]
ˈsavagedom n
ˈsavagely adv
ˈsavageness n

Savage

(ˈsævɪdʒ)
n
(Biography) Michael Joseph. 1872-1940, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1935-40)
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sav•age

(ˈsæv ɪdʒ)

adj., n., v. -aged, -ag•ing. adj.
1. fierce or ferocious; wild; untamed.
2. uncivilized; barbarous.
3. enraged or furiously angry.
4. rugged or uncultivated, as country or scenery.
n.
5. an uncivilized human being.
6. a fierce, brutal, or cruel person.
7. a rude, boorish person.
v.t.
8. to assault and maul brutally.
9. to criticize remorselessly.
[1250–1300; Middle English savage, sauvage (adj.) < Middle French sauvage, salvage < Medieval Latin salvāticus, for Latin silvāticus of woodlands =silv(a) forest + -āticus adj. suffix]
sav′age•ly, adv.
sav′age•ness, n.
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savage


Past participle: savaged
Gerund: savaging

Imperative
savage
savage
Present
I savage
you savage
he/she/it savages
we savage
you savage
they savage
Preterite
I savaged
you savaged
he/she/it savaged
we savaged
you savaged
they savaged
Present Continuous
I am savaging
you are savaging
he/she/it is savaging
we are savaging
you are savaging
they are savaging
Present Perfect
I have savaged
you have savaged
he/she/it has savaged
we have savaged
you have savaged
they have savaged
Past Continuous
I was savaging
you were savaging
he/she/it was savaging
we were savaging
you were savaging
they were savaging
Past Perfect
I had savaged
you had savaged
he/she/it had savaged
we had savaged
you had savaged
they had savaged
Future
I will savage
you will savage
he/she/it will savage
we will savage
you will savage
they will savage
Future Perfect
I will have savaged
you will have savaged
he/she/it will have savaged
we will have savaged
you will have savaged
they will have savaged
Future Continuous
I will be savaging
you will be savaging
he/she/it will be savaging
we will be savaging
you will be savaging
they will be savaging
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been savaging
you have been savaging
he/she/it has been savaging
we have been savaging
you have been savaging
they have been savaging
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been savaging
you will have been savaging
he/she/it will have been savaging
we will have been savaging
you will have been savaging
they will have been savaging
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been savaging
you had been savaging
he/she/it had been savaging
we had been savaging
you had been savaging
they had been savaging
Conditional
I would savage
you would savage
he/she/it would savage
we would savage
you would savage
they would savage
Past Conditional
I would have savaged
you would have savaged
he/she/it would have savaged
we would have savaged
you would have savaged
they would have savaged
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:savage - a member of an uncivilized people]savage - a member of an uncivilized people
primitive, primitive person - a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
anthropophagite, anthropophagus, cannibal, man-eater - a person who eats human flesh
headhunter, head-shrinker - a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies
hunter-gatherer - a member of a hunting and gathering society
Vandal - a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455
2. [画像:savage - a cruelly rapacious person]savage - a cruelly rapacious person
aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks
Verb 1. savage - attack brutally and fiercely
assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
2. savage - criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
Adj. 1. [画像:savage - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering]savage - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
2. savage - wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs"
untamed, wild - in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
3. [画像:savage - without civilizing influences]savage - without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
noncivilised, noncivilized - not having a high state of culture and social development
4. savage - marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"
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savage

adjective
2. wild, fierce, ferocious, unbroken, feral, untamed, undomesticated a strange and savage animal encountered at the zoo
wild tame, domesticated
4. uncultivated, rugged, unspoilt, uninhabited, waste, rough, uncivilized, unfrequented stunning images of a wild and savage land
uncultivated cultivated, civilized
5. crushing, severe, devastating, tragic, disastrous, crippling, mortal, catastrophic, ruinous, cataclysmic The expulsion was a savage blow to her.
noun
1. native, barbarian, heathen, indigene, primitive person, autochthon a frozen desert peopled by uncouth savages
2. lout, yob (Brit. slang), brute, bear, monster, beast, barbarian, fiend, yahoo, hoon (Austral. & N.Z.), yobbo (Brit. slang), roughneck (slang), boor Our orchestra is a bunch of savages.
verb
1. maul, tear, claw, attack, mangle, lacerate The animal turned on him and he was savaged to death.
2. criticize, attack, knock (informal), blast, pan (informal), slam (slang), put down, slate (informal), have a go (at) (informal), disparage, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), flame (informal), find fault with, lambast(e), pick holes in, pick to pieces, give (someone or something) a bad press The show had already been savaged by the critics.
criticize celebrate, praise, acclaim, rave about (informal) big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)
Quotations
"as savage as a bear with a sore head" [Captain Marryat The King's Own]
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savage

adjective
1. Of or relating to wild animals:
3. Showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraint:
4. So intense as to cause extreme suffering:
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Translations
إنْسان مُتَوَحِّشقاسٍ، شَرِس، غَيْر مُتَحَضِّرمُتَوَحِّش، غَيْر مُتَحَضِّروَحْشي، ضارٍ، شَرِسيُهاجِم
divochdivokýkrutýprimitivnísurovec
angribebarbarisk personbrutalvild
vadember
grimmurráîast grimmilega áruddi, villimaîurvillimaîurvilltur
kaip laukinis
mežonīgsmežonisnegantsniknsuzbrukt
divochsurovo napadnúť
divjakdivji
acımasız acımasız kimseilkel vahşîvahşî kimse

savage

[ˈsævɪdʒ]
A. ADJ
1. (= ferocious) [animal, attack] → feroz, salvaje ; [person] → salvaje ; [blow] → violento ; [war, criticism, remark] → despiadado
to have a savage temper → tener un carácter muy violento
2. (= primitive) [custom, tribe] → salvaje, primitivo
3. (= drastic) [cuts, reductions] → drástico, radical
B. N → salvaje mf
see also noble C
C. VT
1. (= injure) → atacar salvajemente
two children have been savaged by an alsatian → dos niños fueron salvajemente atacados por un pastor alemán
2. (= criticize) → atacar ferozmente or despiadadamente
she was savaged by the press → la prensa la atacó ferozmente or despiadadamente → la prensa se ensañó con ella
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savage

[ˈsævɪdʒ]
adj
(= cruel, fierce) [attack, murder] → brutal(e), féroce
(= primitive) → primitif/ive, sauvage
n → sauvage mf
vt
[dog] → attaquer férocement
(= criticize severely) [critic, opponent] → éreinter
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savage

adj → wild ; sport, fighter, punch, revenge → brutal ; custom → grausam ; animal → gefährlich ; competition → scharf, brutal (inf); conflict → schwer, brutal ; war → grausam, brutal ; (= drastic, severe) cuts, measures → rigoros, hart, drastisch ; changes → drastisch ; criticism → schonungslos, brutal (inf); the savage people of New Guinea → die Wilden Neuguineas ; to put up a savage fight → sich wütend or grimmig (geh) → or wild (inf) → verteidigen, sich verbissen wehren ; with a savage snap of its jaws the crocodile ... → wütend biss das Krokodil ...; the dog became a savage beast → der Hund wurde zur reißenden Bestie ; the guard dogs are savage → die Wachhunde sind scharf or gefährlich ; to make a savage attack on somebody → brutal über jdn herfallen; (fig) → jdn scharf angreifen ; he has a savage temper → er ist ein äußerst jähzorniger Mensch ; he is in a savage temper → er ist fuchsteufelswild (inf); the critics were really savage with her new play → die Kritiker haben ihr neues Stück wirklich schonungslos verrissen
n → Wilde(r) mf
vt
(animal) → anfallen ; (fatally) → zerfleischen
(fig: = criticize) → verreißen ; person also → (in der Luft) zerreißen
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savage

[ˈsævɪdʒ]
1. adj
a. (gen) → violento/a; (animal, murderer, attack) → feroce
b. (primitive, custom, tribe) → selvaggio/a
2. n → selvaggio/a
3. vt (subj, dog) → sbranare (fig) → fare a pezzi, attaccare violentemente
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savage

(ˈsӕvidʒ) adjective
1. uncivilized. savage tribes. onbeskaaf مُتَوَحِّش، غَيْر مُتَحَضِّر див selvagem primitivní wild vild άγριος, απολίτιστος salvaje metsik وحشي alkukantainen primitif פרימיטיבי असभ्य divlji, surov vad, barbár biadab villtur selvaggio 未開の 야만적인 laukinis mežonīgs tidak bertamadun wild vill, usivilisert dziki ترند سارانى، وحشى، غير مدنى: شډل، بربرى، سخت زړى،نا زړه سواندى، ابتدايى انسان، سخت زړى سړى selvagem primitiv дикий primitívny divji divlji vild, ociviliserad ไม่เจริญ; ไม่มีวัฒนธรรม vahşî, ilkel 原始的,野蠻的 дикий; первісний وحشی، خونخوار hoang dã, hung dữ 原始的,野蛮的
2. fierce and cruel. The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks. wreed وَحْشي، ضارٍ، شَرِس безжалостен selvagem divoký, krutý wild, beißend vild; brutal άγριος, σκληρός feroz, violento julm درنده خو raaka féroce אַכזָרִי जंगलीपन से surov, grub vad kejam grimmur crudele, feroce 残忍な 잔인한 žiaurus, negailestingas nikns; negants ganas dan kejam fel brutal, voldsom, barbarisk dziki, okrutny وحشى selvagem feroce, crud свирепый; жестокий divý, surový, hrubý grob opasan våldsam, grym, hänsynslös ป่าเถื่อน vahşî, acımasız 殘暴的,兇猛的 жорстокий, лютий ظالمانہ độc ác, có ác ý 残酷的,凶猛的
verb
to attack. He was savaged by wild animals. aanval يُهاجِم нападам atacar ferozmente divoce napadnout anfallen angribe επιτίθεμαι άγρια atacar ferozmente, embestir ründama حمله ور شدن raadella attaquer férocement לִתקוֹף काटना, हमला करना napasti megtámad menyerang ráðast grimmilega á attaccare con ferocia 襲う 맹렬히 공격하다 (už)pulti uzbrukt menyerang woest aanvallen maltraktere, skambite napadać يرغل كول atacar ferozmente a ataca; a sfâşia яростно нападать surovo napadnúť napasti napasti anfalla จู่โจม vahşîce saldırmak 攻擊 нападати حملہ کرنا tấn công ai một cách dã man (凶猛地)攻击,乱咬
noun
1. a person in an uncivilized state. tribes of savages. barbaar إنْسان مُتَوَحِّش дивак selvagem divoch der/die Wilde vild άνθρωπος άγριος, πρωτόγονος salvaje metslane آدم بي تمدن raakalainen primitif פֶּרֶא אָדָם असभ्यावस्था divljak, urođenik vad orang biadab villimaður selvaggio 未開人 미개인 laukinis mežonis orang yang tidak bertamadun wilde villmann dzikus غير مدنى selvagem primitiv дикарь divoch divjak divljak vilde คนไม่มีวัฒนธรรม vahşî kimse 野蠻人 дикун; первісна людина غیر مہذب người hoang dã 野蛮人
2. a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way. I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady. barbaar, wreedaard قاسٍ، شَرِس، غَيْر مُتَحَضِّر грубиян selvagem surovec der Rohling vild person; barbarisk person κτήνος, αγροίκος salvaje jõhkard آدم وحشي peto sauvage פְּרָאִים क्रूरता baraba vadember orang kejam ruddi, villimaður selvaggio, barbaro 野蛮な人 야만인 barbaras mežonis orang yang kejam barbaar barbarisk person barbarzyńca سخت زړى سړى selvagem sălbatic хулиган, грубиян surovec grobijan divljak rå (brutal) människa คนป่าเถื่อน acımasız kimse 粗魯野蠻的人 жорстока людина; грубіян ظالم، بدمزاج người tàn bạo dã man 粗鲁野蛮的人
ˈsavagely adverb
wreed بِوَحْشِيَّه، بِشَراسَه، بِقَسْوَه диво selvagemente divoce wild vildt; barbarisk άγρια salvajemente jõhkralt وحشيانه julmasti sauvagement בִּפרָאוּת जंगलीपन से divljački vadul, vadember módjára secara biadab grimmdarlega selvaggiamente 残忍に 야만적으로 kaip laukinis, žiauriai mežonīgi; nikni dengan kejam woest barbarisk, vilt dziko په وحشى تو ګه، په بې زړه سوى selvaticamente sălbatic, cu sălbăticie варварски, жестоко surovo divje divlje vilt, brutalt อย่างป่าเถื่อน vahşîcesine 野蠻地 грубо وحشیانہ hoang dã, hoang dại 粗鲁地
ˈsavageness noun
wreedheid تَوَحُّش، شَراسَه свирепост selvageria divokost die Wildheit vildskab; brutalitet αγριότητα salvajismo, ferocidad jõhkrus وحشي julmuus sauvagerie אכזריות निष्ठुरता, क्रूरता, क्रोधोन्मतता divljaštvo, barbarstvo vadság, barbarizmus kebiadaban villimennska; grimmd crudeltà, ferocia 残忍 야만 žiaurumas mežonīgums; niknums kekejaman woestheid villskap, grusomhet dzikość شډلتوب، وحشت selvajaria sălbăticie варварство, дикость divokosť; surovosť divjost divljina vildhet, grymhet, omänsklighet ความป่าเถื่อน vahşîlik 野蠻 дикунство; жорстокість وحشی پن tình trạng dã man 粗鲁
ˈsavagery noun
wreedheid وَحْشِيَّه диващина selvageria divoši die Wildheit vildskab; brutalitet κτηνωδία salvajismo jõhkrus وحشيگري raakalaisuus sauvagerie פְּרָאוּת जंगलीपन divljaštvo, barbarstvo vadság, barbárság kebiadaban villimennska; grimmd crudeltà, ferocia 残忍 미개의, 자인한 žiaurumas mežonība; nežēlība keganasan woestheid villskap, grusomhet dzikość وحشت، سخت زړ توب selvajaria sălbăticie дикость divosi divjaštvo divljanje vildhet, grymhet, omänsklighet ความป่าเถื่อน vahşet 野蠻,殘暴 дикість; жорстокість وحشت sự tàn bạo 野蛮,野性
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