brutality
noun/bruːˈtæləti/
/bruːˈtæləti/
(plural brutalities)
- [uncountable] (also brutalities [plural])violent and cruel behaviour; the fact of being violent and cruel
- police brutality
- the brutality of prison life
- the brutalities of war
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- [uncountable] the fact of being direct and clear about something unpleasant, often because of not thinking of people's feelings
- the brutality of his words
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