单词 | brutalization |
释义 | brutalizationn. 1. The action or process of rendering or becoming brutal, or of lowering to the level of the brutes. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > [noun] > brutalizing brutification1687 brutalization1797 imbruting1809 imbrutementa1837 1797 Monthly Rev. 23 572 It were desirable to know whether a nation which has the virtues of ignorance and poverty can preserve them without brutalization. 1863 T. H. Huxley Evid. Man's Place Nature 110 We are told..that..the unity of origin of man and brutes involves the brutalization..of the former. 1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Aug. 1 A change which might be not improperly described as brutalization. 2. A brutalized condition. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intellect > want of intellect > animal nature of man > [noun] > brutishness bestialitya1413 brutality1550 bruteness1590 brutalism1803 bestialism1824 brute-mindedness1843 beaver-intellect1850 beaverism1850 brutalization1874 1874 H. Spencer Study Sociol. viii. 190 A certain brutalization has to be maintained during our passing phase of civilization. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < |
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