In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
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
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
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.