Akademik

brutality

noun

1. the trait of extreme cruelty (Freq. 2)

• Syn: ↑ferociousness, ↑viciousness, ↑savagery

• Derivationally related forms: ↑vicious (for: ↑viciousness), ↑brutal, ↑ferocious (for: ↑ferociousness)

• Hypernyms: ↑cruelty, ↑cruelness, ↑harshness

2. a brutal barbarous savage act (Freq. 2)

• Syn: ↑barbarity, ↑barbarism, ↑savagery

• Derivationally related forms: ↑savage (for: ↑savagery), ↑barbaric (for: ↑barbarity)

• Hypernyms: ↑atrocity, ↑inhumanity

Useful english dictionary. 2012.