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Ferocious vs Pacifist - What's the difference?

ferocious | pacifist |

As an adjective ferocious

is marked by extreme and violent energy.

As a noun pacifist is

one who loves, supports, or favours peace; one who is pro-peace.

ferocious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Marked by extreme and violent energy.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Tom Fordyce , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.}}
  • Extreme or intense.

    • Synonyms

    * fierce

    Derived terms

    * ferociously

    Related terms

    * ferity * ferocity * fierce * feral

    External links

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    pacifist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who loves, supports, or favours peace; one who is pro-peace.
  • One who avoids violence.
  • One who opposes violence and is anti-war.
  • * 2004 : , Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
    • No matter what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it.

    Related terms

    * pacify * pacific

    Synonyms

    * dove

    Antonyms

    * bellicist, militarist, hawk

    Noun

    • Declension

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