French Conversation · Level 89
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French word
sauvagement
Pronunciation
IPA/sovaʒəmɑ̃/
Meaning
- adverbbrutally
Example
Le prisonnier a été sauvagement battu.
The prisoner was beaten brutally.
More examples
Sur les réseaux sociaux, il a été sauvagement insulté.
On social media, he was viciously insulted.
Core concept
Unrestrained force applied to a person, an object, or a figurative target.
Common phrases
battre sauvagement
beat brutally
insulter sauvagement
insult viciously
Similar words
brutalement: Forcefully and in a rough, heavy-handed way.
violemment: Fiercely, with great force or intense emotion.
cruellement: Cruelly and deliberately, inflicting suffering.
Definition in French
S'emploie pour décrire une action brutale ou sans ménagement, au sens propre comme au sens figuré.
Word origin
Sauvagement follows the productive French pattern adjective plus -ment, and its base sauvage is inherited through Old French from Latin silvaticus.
Usage tips
- Sauvagement can modify criticism, rejection, or competition as well as physical violence, while retaining a strongly negative tone.