savage
/ˈsævɪdʒ/adjective
उच्चारण सैविज
क्रूर, हिंसक, बर्बर
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aggressive and violent; causing great harm
क्रूर, हिंसक, बर्बर
- a savage attack by a stray dog
- savage criticism of the film
- The savage storm tore the roofs off the houses.
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- The cuts to the budget came in for savage criticism.
- A savage fight broke out between the two gangs.
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[only before noun] old-fashioned, offensive
(of people or their way of life) primitive and uncivilized
असभ्य, जंगली (अब आपत्तिजनक प्रयोग)
- savage tribes in the explorers' accounts
- Early writers often described faraway peoples as savage.
- Old books sometimes called faraway peoples savage, a view we now reject.
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- The word savage is rarely used for people today because it is offensive.
Synonyms primitive uncivilized
Opposite civilized
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[T] ~ sb/sth
(of an animal) to attack somebody violently; to criticize somebody or something severely
(जानवर का) बुरी तरह हमला करना; कड़ी आलोचना करना
- The child was savaged by a dog.
- Critics savaged the new policy.
- Critics savaged the film for its poor script.
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- The newspaper savaged the minister's speech.
- A stray dog savaged the goat during the night.
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savage + noun
As an adjective it describes violent attacks, animals or storms, and also very harsh criticism or cuts.
Adjective के रूप में यह हिंसक हमले, जानवर या तूफान, और अत्यंत कठोर आलोचना या कटौती का वर्णन करता है।
- A savage storm destroyed the fishing boats.
- The film received savage reviews from critics.
savage + sb/sth (verb)
As a verb it takes a direct object; it means to attack fiercely, and in the press it means to criticise very harshly.
Verb के रूप में इसके बाद सीधा object आता है; इसका अर्थ भयंकर हमला करना है और समाचार-भाषा में अत्यंत कठोर आलोचना करना भी।
- A stray dog savaged the boy's leg.
- The newspapers savaged the minister's speech.
be savaged by sb/sth (passive)
The passive is the usual form in news reports, naming the attacker or critic with 'by'.
समाचारों में passive रूप आम है, जिसमें हमला या आलोचना करने वाले को 'by' से बताया जाता है।
- The sheep was savaged by a leopard near the village.
savagery (noun)
The noun means extreme cruelty or violence, and is uncountable.
इसका noun 'savagery' अत्यधिक क्रूरता या हिंसा है और uncountable है।
- The savagery of the attack shocked the whole town.
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savage + noun
attackbeatingcriticismcutsstormtemper
- The company announced savage cuts to its budget.
adverb + savage
particularlyutterlyunusuallybrutally
- The tiger's attack was utterly savage.
verb + savage
be savaged byget savaged byface a savage
- The team was savaged by the press after the defeat.
savage + animal / person
beastdogtriberulercritic
- A savage dog was chained at the gate.
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- The old fort stands on a hill battered by savage winds.
पुराना किला एक पहाड़ी पर खड़ा है, जिस पर भयंकर हवाएँ चोट करती रहती हैं।
- Radhika's article was a savage attack on corruption in the tender process.
राधिका का लेख निविदा प्रक्रिया में भ्रष्टाचार पर एक तीखा प्रहार था।
- Wolves had savaged several goats during the night.
भेड़ियों ने रात में कई बकरियों को बुरी तरह नोच डाला था।
- The reviewer savaged the novel in two lines.
समीक्षक ने उपन्यास की दो पंक्तियों में कड़ी आलोचना कर दी।
- The savage cut in funds forced the school to close its library.
धन में भारी कटौती के कारण स्कूल को अपना पुस्तकालय बंद करना पड़ा।
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✗ The dog savage the postman yesterday.
✓ The dog savaged the postman yesterday.
Used as a verb in the past, it needs the -ed ending.
भूतकाल में verb के रूप में प्रयोग होने पर इसमें -ed लगना चाहिए।
✗ The savagery dog bit the child.
✓ The savage dog bit the child.
Before a noun you need the adjective 'savage', not the noun 'savagery'.
Noun से पहले adjective 'savage' चाहिए, noun 'savagery' नहीं।
✗ The savage of the attack was shocking.
✓ The savagery of the attack was shocking.
After 'the', the noun form is 'savagery'; 'savage' as a noun means a person.
'The' के बाद noun रूप 'savagery' आता है; noun के रूप में 'savage' का अर्थ व्यक्ति होता है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sav·age
§Grammar and usage
The noun is savagery.
इसका noun savagery है।