brutalization
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Noun (3)
- the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage mannerSynonyms: brutalisationType of condition, status
- the activity of treating someone savagely or viciouslySynonyms: brutalisationType of wrongdoing, wrongful conduct
- an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualitiesSynonyms: brutalisationanimalizationanimalisationType of degradation, debasement
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bru′tal·i·za′tion (…), noun
The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54