savagery

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about savagery at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. The property of being untamed and ferocious.

   the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters

2. The trait of extreme cruelty.
3. A brutal barbarous savage act.