brutalization
brutalization · brutalizations
The act or process of making brutalThe act or process of making brutal
US/bɹˈutələzˌeɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The act or process of making brutal
(countable, uncountable)An instance of being brutalized.
More definitions
- an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
- the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously
- the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
Forms
plural: brutalizationsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities:brutalisationanimalizationanimalisation
- the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously:brutalisation
- the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner:brutalisation
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbrutalize
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable