ferocities
Acts of viciousness
Ferocities is the plural of ferocity—instances or expressions of savage intensity or violence.
The word appears in contexts describing multiple acts of brutality or aggression: the ferocities of war, the ferocities committed by the regime.
It can also describe extreme intensities more broadly: the ferocities of nature, the ferocities of competition.
Savage, merciless behavior
- barbarismSavage, uncivilized behavior
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
- beastlinessCruel or disgusting conduct
wildness · mercilessness · bloodthirstiness · pitilessness · ruthlessness · truculence · inhumanity · predation
Forceful emotional passion
- fiercenessIntense aggressive quality
- forceStrength or compulsion
- vigorActive physical strength
- powerEnergy transfer rate
fearsomeness · relentlessness · unrelenting · severity · extremity · passion · fervor · ardor
brutality
Savage, merciless behavior
- barbarismSavage, uncivilized behavior
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
beastliness · wildness · mercilessness · bloodthirstiness · pitilessness · ruthlessness · truculence · inhumanity · predation · feral
vehemence
Forceful emotional passion
- fiercenessIntense aggressive quality
- forceStrength or compulsion
- vigorActive physical strength
power · fearsomeness · relentlessness · unrelenting · severity · extremity · passion · fervor · ardor · zeal
fury
Intense violent anger
outrage · frenzy · seething · animosity · hostility · acrimony · vexation · resentment · indignation · exasperation
aggression
Hostile or attacking behavior
battering · clash · conflict · destruction · carnage · mayhem · onslaught · rampage · havoc · brutalization
ferocitiesgentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
mildness · peacefulness · placidity · calmness · softness
ferocitiesmercies
Acts of forgiveness
compassion · tenderness · clemency · benevolence · humaneness