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ferocityfe‧ro‧ci‧ty /fəˈrɒsəti $ fəˈrɑː-/ noun [uncountable]   - Further attacks escalated rapidly in extent and ferocity.
- the ferocity of the fighting in the former Yugoslavia
- The ferocity of the piranha fish has made it famous.
- The knife had snapped in two from the ferocity of the attack.
- The ferocity of the playing is impressive in and of itself.
- The suddenness and ferocity of the downpour had caught all three of them by surprise.
- The war blazed on with renewed ferocity.
- Trolls are greatly feared because of their unthinking ferocity and indiscriminate appetite.
- What she was feeling now, however, was biting into her with relentless ferocity.
- Whatever it was they were after, it was an unknown quantity, unknown, that is, except for a lethal ferocity.
violent behaviour► violence fighting, killing, and other violent behaviour: · In some parts of the city, teachers have to deal with violence in the classroom.· complaints about sex and violence on TVviolence against: · The statistics show that male violence against women is widespread. ► aggression angry feelings or behaviour that often results in fighting: · In a prison, drugs sometimes have to be used to control aggression. aggression in: · Some people think that aggression in children may be caused by the food they eat.aggression towards/toward: · Low-ranking male chimpanzees eat with the dominant females, who show no aggresssion towards them. ► brutality deliberately cruel and violent behaviour that shows no pity for the person who is injured or killed: · Civil rights activists were appalled by the brutality of the police.mindless brutality (=used to emphasize that there is no good reason for a violent action): · The killings were an act of mindless brutality. ► savagery extreme and uncontrolled violence in which people are attacked and killed: · Thompson condemned the murder as 'an appalling attack of savagery'.· The book tells of the boys' rapid descent into savagery, and the use of torture and terror. ► ferocity extreme violence in fighting or in attacking someone: · Further attacks escalated rapidly in extent and ferocity.the ferocity of something: · The knife had snapped in two from the ferocity of the attack.· The ferocity of the piranha fish has made it famous. ► force violent action, used in order to make someone do something: · We want to end the demonstration without force.use force: · The police do not use force when arresting people unless it's absolutely necessary.by force (=using force): · Her husband tried to get the children back by force. the state of being extremely violent and severeferocity of Detectives were shocked by the ferocity of the attack. |