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单词 brutality
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Definition of brutality in English:

brutality

noun brʊˈtalɪtibruˈtælədi
mass noun
  • Savage physical violence; great cruelty.

    brutality against civilians
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The shock of inhuman brutality was sufficient to traumatize the inhabitants into submission.
    • It was a clearly planned killing with murderous intent executed with brutality and determination.
    • Gone are the times when tensions would erupt in a blizzard of savage brutality.
    • The images of abuse and brutality he records are horrifyingly familiar.
    • I don't think he was exposed to enough of their atrocities and enough of their brutalities to understand what he really was getting involved in.
    Synonyms
    savagery, cruelty, bloodthirstiness, viciousness, ferocity, barbarity, wickedness, murderousness, cold-bloodedness, hard-heartedness, harshness
    ruthlessness, callousness, heartlessness, mercilessness, pitilessness, remorselessness, sadism
    inhumanity, heinousness, monstrousness, atrocity, vileness
    bestiality, brutishness, beastliness
 
 

Definition of brutality in US English:

brutality

nounbro͞oˈtalədēbruˈtælədi
  • Savage physical violence; great cruelty.

    brutality against civilians
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was a clearly planned killing with murderous intent executed with brutality and determination.
    • The images of abuse and brutality he records are horrifyingly familiar.
    • I don't think he was exposed to enough of their atrocities and enough of their brutalities to understand what he really was getting involved in.
    • The shock of inhuman brutality was sufficient to traumatize the inhabitants into submission.
    • Gone are the times when tensions would erupt in a blizzard of savage brutality.
    Synonyms
    savagery, cruelty, bloodthirstiness, viciousness, ferocity, barbarity, wickedness, murderousness, cold-bloodedness, hard-heartedness, harshness
 
 
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