brutal adj

1 (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war" [syn: cruel]

2 (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: barbarous, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious]

3 used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters" [syn: cruel, harsh, rigorous, unkind]

Etymology

Latin brutalis, from brutus 'dull, stupid'.

Adjective

1. Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
3. Harsh; unrelenting
4. Disagreeably precise or penetrating
5. music figurative In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.

Synonyms

• barbaric
• cold-blooded
• savage
• vicious

Antonyms

• gentle
• kind

Translations

Related terms

• brutality (noun)
• brutally (abverb)

German

Etymology

Latin brutalis, from brutus 'dull, stupid'.

Adjective

1. brutal

Synonyms

• barbarisch
• kaltblütig

Antonyms

• freundlich

Related terms

• Brutalität

wiktionary brutality Brutality may refer to:

• BRUTAL (artist), a Swedish psychedelic trance artist
• Brutality (band), an American death metal band
• Brutality (Mortal Kombat), a finishing move in the video game Mortal Kombat
• Brutalism, an architectural style
• Brutal: Paws of Fury, a video game
• Battery (crime)
• Police brutality
• Brutality (Clan Counter Strike)
• Brutality (film), a 1912 film

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