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brutalbrutal /ˈbrut̮l/ ●●○ adjective ► brutal murder/attack/violence etc. Three men were charged with the brutal murder. ► brutal honesty He replied with brutal honesty. ► brutal realities the brutal realities of life in prison THESAURUSdeliberately upsetting or hurting people or animals► crueldeliberately upsetting or hurting people or animals: Killing animals just for their skins seems cruel. He was the victim of a cruel joke. ► vicious very cruel and violent, and intended to hurt someone: The old man was beaten and kicked in a vicious attack. ► brutal very cruel and violent, in a way that shows no human feelings: The police are investigating a series of brutal murders. ► abusive formal saying cruel things or using physical violence: She finally left her abusive alcoholic husband. ► heartless very unkind and not caring at all about other people’s feelings: It was heartless to deny the children medical treatment. ► inhumane formal very cruel and causing more suffering than is acceptable: Stalin was one of the most inhumane dictators in history. ► ruthless so determined to get what you want that you do not care if you have to hurt other people in order to do it: These men are ruthless terrorists and will kill anyone who tries to stop them. actions► violent involving actions that are intended to injure or kill people, by hitting them, shooting them, etc.: There has been a rise in violent crime in the city in the past year. The military was behind the violent overthrow of the government. ► rough involving force or violence but not causing serious injury: Several protesters complained of rough treatment by the police. ► vicious extremely violent and cruel, and intended to hurt someone: The vicious attack left her with a broken arm and several cracked ribs. ► savage extremely violent, as if done by a wild animal: The man nearly died in the savage attack. ► brutal very violent and cruel, in a way that shows no human feelings for other people: The police are investigating a series of brutal murders. ► fierce done with a lot of energy and often violent: The soldiers clashed in a fierce battle. ► ferocious violent, dangerous, and frightening: Many civilians were killed in the ferocious bloody fighting. 1very cruel and violent: a brutal killerbrutal murder/attack/violence etc. Three men were charged with the brutal murder.► see thesaurus at cruel, violent2honest, in way that seems unkind and not sensitive to people’s feelings: He replied with brutal honesty.3unpleasant and extreme, and causing suffering or harm: the brutal realities of life in prison—brutally adverb—brutality /bruˈtælət̮i/ noun [countable, uncountable] |