BRUTALIZATION

brutalization, brutalisation, animalization, animalisation

(noun) an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities

brutalization, brutalisation

(noun) the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously

brutalization, brutalisation

(noun) the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

brutalization (countable and uncountable, plural brutalizations)

(uncountable) The act or process of making brutal

An instance of being brutalized.

Source: Wiktionary


Bru`tal*i*za"tion, n.

Definition: The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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