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BRUTALITY

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• BRUTALITY (noun)
The noun BRUTALITY has 2 senses:

1. the trait of extreme cruelty
2. a brutal barbarous savage act

Familiarity information: BRUTALITY used as a noun is rare.

• BRUTALITY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The trait of extreme cruelty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

brutality; ferociousness; viciousness; savagery

Hypernyms ("brutality" is a kind of...):

cruelness; cruelty; harshness (the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A brutal barbarous savage act

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

barbarism; barbarity; brutality; savagery

Hypernyms ("brutality" is a kind of...):

atrocity; inhumanity (an act of atrocious cruelty)

"Penny wise, pound foolish."
(English proverb)
"You will not get a big job done from whom does not want a small one."
(Albanian proverb)
"Whatever you sow, that's what you'll reap."
(Armenian proverb)
"To make an elephant out of a mosquito."
(Dutch proverb)

Useful links:
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Pronunciation of cruelty
Meaning of cruelness
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