brutalization

English Thesaurus

1. an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities (noun.act)

hypernym	:	debasement, degradation,
definition	:	changing to a lower state (a less respected state) (noun.act)

2. the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously (noun.act)

hypernym	:	actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct,
definition	:	activity that transgresses moral or civil law (noun.act)

3. the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner (noun.state)

hypernym	:	condition, status,
definition	:	a state at a particular time (noun.state)

4. an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities (noun.act)

derivation	:	animalise, animalize, brutalise, brutalize,
definition	:	become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling (verb.change)

derivation	:	animalise, animalize, brutalise, brutalize,
definition	:	make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman (verb.change)

5. the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously (noun.act)

derivation	:	brutalise, brutalize, brutalise, brutalize,
definition	:	treat brutally (verb.social)

6. an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities (noun.act)

derivation	:	animalise, animalize, brutalise, brutalize,
definition	:	become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling (verb.change)

derivation	:	animalise, animalize, brutalise, brutalize,
definition	:	make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman (verb.change)

7. the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously (noun.act)

derivation	:	brutalise, brutalize, brutalise, brutalize,
definition	:	treat brutally (verb.social)