savagery

1. (uncountable)Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity.

   Wildheit

   ди́костьdíkostʹ

   a brutal barbarous savage act

2. (countable)A violent act of cruelty.

   свире́постьsvirépostʹ, зве́рствоzvérstvo, жесто́костьžestókostʹ

   the trait of extreme cruelty

3. (countable, uncountable)Savages collectively; the world of savages.

4. (uncountable)Wild growth of plants.

1. I don't tolerate savagery, much less in a country that claims to be democratic.

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2. With a sad smirk, twinged with irony, Tom pondered the list of savageries he was subjected to in this capitalistic "civilization."

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