FEROCIOUSNESS Synonyms

• the property of being untamed and ferocious

• the trait of extreme cruelty

• a brutal barbarous savage act

• the trait of extreme cruelty

• a disposition to behave aggressively

• a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

• violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

• the act of initiating hostilities

• deliberately unfriendly behavior

• a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

• feelings of extreme heartlessness

• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

• the property of being wild or turbulent

• physical energy or intensity

• a feeling of intense anger

• (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals

• state of violent mental agitation

• the property of being wild or turbulent

• the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

• the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

• excessive sternness

• the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

• high level or degree; the property of being intense

• the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

• chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

• a feeling of intense anger

• a state of extreme anger

• something that is desired intensely

• violent state of the elements

• an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

• behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

• be violent; as of fires and storms

• feel intense anger

• a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

• the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

• an unpolished unrefined quality

• used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather

• rowdy behavior

• the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

• harsh or severe speech or behavior

• enduring strength and energy

• the property of being big and strong

• the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

• impressive difficulty

• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

• the property of being wild or turbulent

• a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

• a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

• the property of being wild or turbulent

• an unruly disposition to do as one pleases

• an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature