brutality en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˌbɹuːˈtæləɾɪi̯] t-flapping
- [ˌbɹʷʊu̯ˈtʰælɪtʰɪi̯] without t-flapping
- /ˌbɹuːˈtæləti/ without t-flapping
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌbɹuːˈtæləɾi/ t-flapping
- [ˌbɹʷʊu̯ˈtʰælətʰɪi̯] without t-flapping
- [ˌbɹuːˈtælɪɾɪi̯] t-flapping
- /ˌbɹuːˈtælɪti/ without t-flapping
- /ˌbɹuːˈtælɪɾi/ t-flapping
Etymology
Etymology tree English brutal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English brutality From brutal + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being brutal.
Yes, said Stalin, Lenin did accuse me of brutality, and I am brutal where the revolution is concerned—but did Lenin ever say that my policy was wrong? To this the opposition had no answer.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 17:
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(countable, uncountable) A cruel or savage act.
‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police[…]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 18, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence.
school brutality
police brutality
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brutalities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (59)
el αγριότητα (state of being brutal) · uk надмірність (use of excessive physical force) · es brutalidad (state of being brutal) · pl okrucieństwo (cruel act) · tr şiddet (use of excessive physical force) · de Brutalität (state of being brutal) · cmn 野蠻 /野蛮 (state of being brutal) · cmn 暴力 (use of excessive physical force) · pl brutalność (state of being brutal) · it brutalità (state of being brutal) · nl wreedheid (state of being brutal) · ro brutalitate (cruel act) · fr brutalité (use of excessive physical force) · hi क्रूरता (state of being brutal) · nn brutalitet (state of being brutal) · fi julmuus (cruel act) · hu brutalitás (use of excessive physical force) · pl brutalizm (state of being brutal) · cs brutalita (state of being brutal) · ca brutalitat (state of being brutal) · fi brutaalius (state of being brutal) · fi raakuus (cruel act) · fi raakuus (state of being brutal) · pt brutalidade (state of being brutal) · gd brùidealachd (state of being brutal) · ga brúidiúlacht (state of being brutal) · lb Brutalitéit (state of being brutal) · hi बर्बरता (state of being brutal) · ru жесто́кость (state of being brutal) · eo brutaleco (state of being brutal) · hi निर्ममता (state of being brutal) · pl brutalność (use of excessive physical force) · ce къизалла (state of being brutal) · hy վայրագություն (cruel act) · fi väkivalta (use of excessive physical force) · cmn 殘暴行為 /残暴行为 (cruel act) · sv brutalitet (state of being brutal) · ro brutalitate (use of excessive physical force) · ar وحشية (state of being brutal) · hy վայրագություն (state of being brutal) · de Brutalität (use of excessive physical force) · cmn 殘忍 /残忍 (state of being brutal) · sh брута́лно̄ст (state of being brutal) · grc θηριότης (state of being brutal) · ru зве́рство (state of being brutal) · fi julmuus (state of being brutal) · gl brutalidade (state of being brutal) · ro brutalitate (state of being brutal) · ota حیوانلق (state of being brutal) · az zalımlıq (state of being brutal) · uk брутальність (use of excessive physical force) · cmn 暴力 (state of being brutal) · hu brutalitás (state of being brutal) · sh brutálnōst (state of being brutal) · uk брутальність (state of being brutal) · uk бузувірство (cruel act) · cmn 殘暴 /残暴 (state of being brutal) · fr brutalité (state of being brutal) · nb brutalitet (state of being brutal)