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brutality

[broo-tal-i-tee]

noun

plural

brutalities 
  1. the quality of being brutal; cruelty; savagery.

  2. a brutal act or practice.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • overbrutality noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of brutality1

First recorded in 1540–50; brutal + -ity
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The scale and brutality of the attack stunned observers worldwide - not just for its immediate impact, but for its unprecedented scale.

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Antisemitic brutality and killing in Europe was a major reason why Zionist Jews wanted to settle in Palestine to build their own state, in what they regarded as their historic homeland.

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A couple accused of murdering their two-year-old grandson, who died from a catastrophic brain injury, treated him with "casual brutality", a court has heard.

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“The entire world got to witness the brutality that’s taking place with our children at the hands of the Los Angeles County Probation Department.”

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Alternately, his tone was infused with contempt, sarcasm or genuine sympathy for his subjects who had been victims of brutality unleashed by the Gestapo or secret police of the Vichy regime.

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