FEROCITY


Meaning of FEROCITY in English

/ fəˈrɒsəti; NAmE fəˈrɑːs-/ noun

[ U ] violence; aggressive behaviour :

The police were shocked by the ferocity of the attack.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French , or from Latin ferocitas , from ferox , feroc- fierce.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.