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[bru:t]1) (an animal other than man: My dog died yesterday, the poor brute; ( also adjective) brute force.) dobitoc; brută2) (a cruel person.) brută•- brutal- brutality
- brutish
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brutality — brutal ► ADJECTIVE 1) savagely violent. 2) without any attempt to disguise unpleasantness. DERIVATIVES brutality noun brutally adverb … English terms dictionary
brutality — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, great, sheer ▪ police ▪ There have been many complaints of police brutality. … OF BRUTALITY ▪ act … Collocations dictionary
brutality — I noun act of inhumanity, barbarity, bestiality, brutalness, brutilization, brutishness, cruelness, cruelty, grossness, hardness, hardness of heart, harshness, heart of stone, heartlessness, immanitas, inhumanity, lack of feeling, mercilessness,… … Law dictionary
brutality — noun (plural ties) Date: 1549 1. the quality or state of being brutal 2. a brutal act or course of action … New Collegiate Dictionary
brutality — noun a) the state of being brutal b) a cruel or savage act See Also: atrocity … Wiktionary
brutality — noun 1. the trait of extreme cruelty (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑ferociousness, ↑viciousness, ↑savagery • Derivationally related forms: ↑vicious (for: ↑viciousness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
brutality — UK [bruːˈtælətɪ] / US [bruˈtælətɪ] noun [uncountable] Word forms brutality : singular brutality plural brutalities a) extreme violence, especially when it is deliberately cruel accusations of brutality the brutality of the attack b) brutalities… … English dictionary
brutality — bru|tal|i|ty [ bru tæləti ] noun uncount extreme violence, especially when it is deliberately cruel: accusations of brutality the brutality of the attack a. brutalities plural cruel and violent actions or events … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brutality — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. savageness, ruthlessness, harshness, unfeelingness; see cruelty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. viciousness, savagery, cruelty, coldness, barbarism, ferocity, inhumanity, heartlessness, brutishness, harshness. ANT.:… … English dictionary for students
brutality — /bruˈtæləti/ (say brooh taluhtee) noun (plural brutalities) 1. quality of being brutal. 2. a brutal act …
brutal — adjective 1 very cruel and violent: a brutal and savage crime 2 unkind and not sensitive to people s feelings: brutal honesty/frankness etc: They told us all the details with brutal honesty. brutally adverb: brutally honest brutality noun (C, U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English