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    BRUTALIZATION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualitiesplay

    Synonyms:

    animalisation; animalization; brutalisation; brutalization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("brutalization" is a kind of...):

    debasement; degradation (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))

    Derivation:

    brutalize (become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling)

    brutalize (make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The activity of treating someone savagely or viciouslyplay

    Synonyms:

    brutalisation; brutalization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("brutalization" is a kind of...):

    actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law)

    Derivation:

    brutalize (treat brutally)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    The condition of being treated in a cruel and savage mannerplay

    Synonyms:

    brutalisation; brutalization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("brutalization" is a kind of...):

    condition; status (a state at a particular time)

    Derivation:

    brutalize (treat brutally)

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