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单词 ferocity
释义

ferocity

noun

fe·​roc·​i·​ty fə-ˈrä-sə-tē How to pronounce ferocity (audio)
: the quality or state of being ferocious
the ferocity of the lion's attack

Example Sentences

the ferocity of the lion's attack We were stunned by the ferocity of the storm.
Recent Examples on the Web Such questions had lingered, unspoken, since the ferocity of the invasion stunned the country on Feb. 24, Ukrainians said. Liz Sly, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 The Vikings left North America because of the ferocity of the natives, but the next wave of invaders conquered the Indians with ease. Yulia Latynina, WSJ, 6 July 2022 The ferocity of the moves racked up some serious collateral damage: Mexico’s economic meltdown; the bankruptcy of Orange County, California; the death of 129-year-old bond dealer Kidder, Peabody & Co.; and developing Asia. William Pesek, Forbes, 22 June 2022 My mindset was more eros, erotic, the ferocity of demanding to live on your terms. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 May 2022 Embrace the ferocity of nature with this aftershave to protect your skin. The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022 The ferocity of the murder, experts have said, likely indicates a crime of passion, inflicted by someone who knew Gaal well, or was staged to look that way. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2022 Now, the policy-setting body is hearing a clamor of feedback as individual commissioners express frustration over the ferocity of the politics. Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2022 In Kenya, the situation has been complicated by a regional drought of unprecedented ferocity, which has killed livestock and crops, leaving 3.5 million Kenyans facing hunger in the country’s north. Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

ferocity

noun

fe·​roc·​i·​ty fə-ˈrä-sə-tē How to pronounce ferocity (audio)
plural ferocities
: the quality or state of being fierce or savage

ferocity

noun

as in brutality
a very fierce or violent quality; the quality or state of being ferocious the ferocity of the attack The ferocity of the backlash took them by surprise.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • brutality
  • cruelty
  • ferociousness
  • murderousness
  • fierceness
  • savagery
  • savageness
  • grimness
  • barbarity
  • ruthlessness
  • viciousness
  • inhumanity
  • heartlessness
  • sadism
  • fiendishness
  • mercilessness
  • spitefulness
  • cruelness
  • pitilessness
  • bloodthirstiness
  • meanness
  • truculence
  • bloodlust
  • barbarousness
  • atrocity
  • inhumanness
  • malevolence
  • wantonness
  • sanguinity
  • unfeelingness
  • fellness
  • malignity
  • maliciousness
  • hatefulness
  • hard-heartedness
  • atrociousness
  • oppressiveness
  • harshness
  • sanguineness
  • despitefulness
  • cattiness
  • nastiness
  • hardhandedness
  • heavy-handedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tenderness
  • warmth
  • warmness
  • warmheartedness
  • charitableness
  • mercy
  • mercifulness
  • leniency
  • compassion
  • sympathy
  • clemency
  • pity
  • humaneness
  • humanity
  • tenderheartedness
  • kindness
  • kindheartedness
  • benignity
  • good-heartedness
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