Brutality
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noun.
The state or quality of being ruthless, cruel, harsh, or unrelenting.
noun.
A ruthless, cruel, harsh, or unrelenting act.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; gross cruelty; insensibility to pity or shame.
noun.
A savage, shameless, or inhuman act.
noun.
Synonyms
Barbarity, ferocity, truculence.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness.
noun.
An inhuman act.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
the state of being
brutal
noun.
a
cruel
or
savage
act
noun.
the use of
excessive
physical
force
e.g. police brutality
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noun.
the trait of extreme cruelty
noun.
a brutal barbarous savage act
Etymologically Related
atrocity
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
atrocity
cruelness
cruelty
harshness
inhumanity
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
abnormality
banality
bestiality
bisexuality
centrality
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
arrogance
barbarity
corruption
cruelty
dishonesty
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Adam
Gothicism
Neanderthalism
abominableness
acuteness