English noun: brutality | |||
1. | brutality (attribute) the trait of extreme cruelty | ||
Synonyms | ferociousness, savagery, viciousness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cruelness, cruelty, harshness | ||
2. | brutality (act) a brutal barbarous savage act | ||
Synonyms | barbarism, barbarity, savagery | ||
Broader (hypernym) | atrocity, inhumanity | ||