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brutality

  • /ˌbɹuːˈtælɪti/
  • [ˌbɹʷʊu̯ˈtʰælɪtʰɪi̯]
  • /ˌbɹuːˈtælɪɾi/
  • [ˌbɹuːˈtælɪɾɪi̯]
  • /ˌbɹuːˈtæləti/
  • [ˌbɹʷʊu̯ˈtʰælətʰɪi̯]
  • /ˌbɹuːˈtæləɾi/
  • [ˌbɹuːˈtæləɾɪi̯]

Rhymes with -ælɪti

noun brutalities

  1. countable, uncountable The state of being brutal. Yes, said Stalin, Lenin did accuse me of brutality, and I am brutal where the revolution is concerned—but did Lenin ever say that my policy was wrong? To this the opposition had no answer.
  2. countable, uncountable A cruel or savage act. ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police[…]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?
  3. countable, uncountable The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence. police brutality

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: viciousness, savageness, savagery, barbarism, barbarity, ferociousness, brutal, harshness, barbarous, barbaric, outrage, wanton, ferocity, savage, atrocity, wickedness

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noun state of being brutal

Españolbrutalidad
中文殘暴 /残暴 cánbào, 殘忍 /残忍 cánrěn, 野蠻 /野蛮 yěmán, 暴力 bàolì
हिन्दीबर्बरता barbartā, क्रूरता krūrtā, निर्ममता nirmamtā
Portuguêsbrutalidade
Françaisbrutalité
DeutschBrutalität
Italianobrutalità
Ελληνικάαγριότητα agriótita
Românăbrutalitate
Русскийжесто́кость žestókostʹ, зве́рство zvérstvo
العربيةوحشية Wahshiya

noun cruel act

中文殘暴行為 /残暴行为 cánbào xíngwéi
Românăbrutalitate

noun use of excessive physical force

中文暴力 bàolì
Françaisbrutalité
DeutschBrutalität
Românăbrutalitate

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@misc{brutality_2026,
  title = {brutality},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brutality},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}