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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBrutalität
Pronunciation / Transliteration: brutalitet
"Die Brutalität des Verbrechens war erschreckend."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Savage physical violence or cruelty.
"The documentary exposed the shocking brutality of the prison guards." - 2
An act of extreme cruelty or harshness.
"They witnessed brutalities that left deep psychological scars."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle French brutalité, stemming from Late Latin brutalitas, based on Latin brutus meaning 'heavy, dull, stupid, or irrational'. Over time, the meaning evolved from animalistic irrationality to cruel, savage, and merciless behavior exhibited by humans.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Brutality" is said worldwide
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brutalité
Transliteration: brytalite
"La brutalité de l'attaque a choqué la communauté."
Brutalität
Transliteration: brutalitet
"Die Brutalität des Verbrechens war erschreckend."
brutalità
Transliteration: brutalita
"La brutalità della guerra non ha eguali."
brutalidad
Transliteration: brutalidad
"Condenamos la brutalidad de estos actos."
brutalidade
Transliteration: brutalidade
"A brutalidade policial foi investigada."
क्रूरता
Transliteration: kroortaa
"इस हमले की क्रूरता ने सबको हिला दिया।"
残暴
Transliteration: cánbào
"这场冲突的残暴性令人发指。"
잔인성
Transliteration: janninseong
"그 범죄의 잔인성은 충격적이었다."
残虐性
Transliteration: zangyakusei
"戦争の残虐性は言葉では表現できない。"
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