noun
Meaning 1
The act or process of making brutal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
brutalization
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noun
Meaning 2
An instance of being brutalized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brutalisation, animalization, animalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: degradation, debasement
noun
Meaning 4
the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brutalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
noun
Meaning 5
the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brutalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: condition, status
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English brutalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English brutalization From brutalize + -ation.