Describes violent, cruel, or wildly aggressive behavior, often of people, animals, or acts. Can also modify abstract nouns like 性格 or 事件.
The bear became ferocious from hunger.
That dog is ferocious; it's dangerous to go near it.
He has a brutal nature and quickly resorts to violence.
I was attacked by a ferocious dog.
Despite his appearance, he has a ferocious personality.
He is known as a person with a violent nature.
乱暴 is the everyday word for rough or violent behavior, whereas 凶暴 is stronger and implies real danger or brutality.
野蛮 describes uncivilized, barbaric behavior or culture, while 凶暴 specifically describes violent ferocity.
荒々しい describes rough, harsh manner or tone, while 凶暴 describes actual violent, dangerous ferocity.
凶暴 describes extreme, brutal ferocity (often of criminals or dangerous animals), while 粗暴 describes a milder, coarse roughness in a person's behavior.
穏やか describes calm, gentle behavior, the opposite of the violent ferocity described by 凶暴.
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and everyday writing.
Rarely used kanji form; 凶 is the modern standard.
Compound of 凶 (bad, evil, disaster) and 暴 (violent, outburst). The spelling 兇暴 uses the older form 兇, which carries a similar meaning of 'wicked' or 'ominous', but is now rare.