LEARNit Dictionary
savage
adjective
/ˈsævɪdʒ/
UK
/ˈsævɪdʒ/
US
1
aggressive and violent; causing great harm
وحشی, خشن, درنده, بیرحم, سبع, بیرحمانه
synonym
brutal
2
involving very strong criticism
تند, شدید, انتقادی, بیرحمانه
The article was a savage attack on the government's record.
3
an offensive way of referring to groups of people or customs that are considered to be simple and not highly developed
وحشی, بدوی, بی تمدن, نامتمدن, بیفرهنگ
a savage tribe
synonym
primitive
noun
/ˈsævɪdʒ/
UK
/ˈsævɪdʒ/
US
1
an offensive word for somebody who belongs to a people considered to be simple and not developed
وحشی, بربر, بیتمدن
see also
noble savage
2
a cruel and violent person
وحشی, وحشیصفت, آدم وحشی, بیرحم, درنده
He described the attack as the work of savages.
verb
/ˈsævɪdʒ/
UK
/ˈsævɪdʒ/
US
1
to attack somebody violently, causing serious injury
حمله کردن وحشیانه, یورش بردن بیرحمانه, وحشیانه حمله کردن
2
to criticize somebody/something severely
انتقاد شدید کردن, انتقاد تند کردن, نکوهش کردن
Her latest novel has been savaged by the critics.