savagism

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noun

The state of being savage; wildness; lack of civility.

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Meanings

nounsavagism (countable and uncountable, plural savagisms)

plural savagisms

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being savage; wildness; lack of civility.

Origin

From savage + -ism.

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APA

savagism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savagism

MLA

“savagism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savagism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “savagism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savagism.

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