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BRUTALISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
Synonyms:
animalisation; animalization; brutalisation; brutalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("brutalisation" is a kind of...):
debasement; degradation (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))
Derivation:
brutalise (become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling)
brutalise (make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The activity of treating someone savagely or viciously
Synonyms:
brutalisation; brutalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("brutalisation" is a kind of...):
actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law)
Derivation:
brutalise (treat brutally)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
Synonyms:
brutalisation; brutalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("brutalisation" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Derivation:
brutalise (treat brutally)
