| 单词 | brutality |
| 释义 | brutality (once / 1297 pages) n Brutality is extreme cruelty, deliberate violent meanness. Avoid being the giver or receiver of brutality if you wish to remain a happy human. Brutality comes from brutal (savage, fierce), plus -ity which makes it a noun. It’s the state of being a brute. Many criminals — especially murderers, rapists, and abusers — are guilty of brutality. Police brutality is what happens when the cops use extreme unnecessary force. Brutality is a strong word — just slapping someone isn't quite brutality. Brutality is more like beating a person with a tire iron. Brutality is also the name of a death metal band from Florida. WORD FAMILYbrutality: brutalities+/brutal: brutaler, brutalest, brutalise, brutality, brutalize, brutally/brutalise: brutalisation, brutalised, brutalises, brutalising/brutalization: brutalizations/brutalize: brutalization, brutalized, brutalizes, brutalizing USAGE EXAMPLESHis detractors accuse him of excessive charm, but it may be more accurate to say that he edits brutality from his world view. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) A school that used practice robots was at the cutting edge of conscientious football, but Harriott wasn’t about to deny the brutality. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Violent encounters with law enforcement led to more than 400 arrests — and accusations of police brutality. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n the trait of extreme cruelty Syn|Hyper ferociousness, savagery, viciousness cruelness, cruelty, harshness the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance 2n a brutal barbarous savage act Syn|Hyper barbarism, barbarity, savagery atrocity, inhumanity an act of atrocious cruelty |
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