savagery

Plural: savageries

Noun

• The quality of being savage; extreme cruelty or barbarity.
• the property of being untamed and ferocious
  • "a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums"
• the trait of extreme cruelty
• a brutal barbarous savage act
• Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity.
• A violent act of cruelty.
• Savages collectively; the world of savages.
• Wild growth of plants.

Examples

• The savagery of her final Scrabble play left no doubt about her dominance.

Synonyms

barbarism, barbarity, brutality, ferociousness, savageness, viciousness