brutality

English

Noun

brutality (plural brutalities)

1. the state of being brutal
2. a cruel or savage act
3. the use of excessive physical force e.g. police brutality

Related terms

• atrocity

Translations

a state of being brutal

Czech: brutalita (cs) f. Dutch: wreedheid (nl) French: brutalité (fr) f. German: Brutalität (de) f. Luxembourgish: Brutalitéit (lb) f.

Russian: жестокость (ru) (žestókost’) m., зверство (ru) (zvérstvo) n. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: брута́лно̄ст (sh) f. Roman: brutálnōst (sh) f. Spanish: brutalidad (es) f.

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Bulgarian: жестокост (bg) f., бруталност (bg) f.