brutality

1 the trait of extreme cruelty [syn: ferociousness, viciousness, savageness, savagery]

2 a brutal barbarous savage act [syn: barbarity, barbarism, savagery]

English

Noun

1. the state of being brutal
2. a cruel or savage act
3. the use of excessive physical force e.g. police brutality

Translations

• German: Brutalität (1-3)
• Dutch: Brutaliteit

Adjective

en-adj brutal

1. In heavy metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.

Brutality may refer to:

• BRUTAL (artist), a Swedish psychedelic trance artist
• Brutality (band), an American death metal band
• Brutality (Mortal Kombat), a finishing move in the video game Mortal Kombat
• Brutalism, an architectural style
• Brutal: Paws of Fury, a video game
• Battery (crime)
• Police brutality
• Brutality (Clan Counter Strike)
• Brutality (film), a 1912 film

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