brutalization (n.)

  1. the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner

    [ Syn: brutalisation ]

  2. the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously

    [ Syn: brutalisation ]

  3. an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities

    [ Syn: brutalisation , animalization , animalisation ]

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