noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of making brutal uncountable
2. 2
   an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities wordnet
3. 3
   An instance of being brutalized. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously wordnet
5. 5
   the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

animalisationanimalizationbrutalisation

Etymology

From brutalize + -ation.

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