Brutalisation

/ˌbrutəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process of making something or someone brutal, cruel, or violent; the act of dehumanizing someone through harsh treatment.

Etymology

From 'brutalize' plus the suffix '-tion', derived from Latin 'brutus'. The term emerged in 19th-century writing to describe how systems or violence could harden people.

Kelly Says

The concept of 'brutalisation' became important during discussions of war, slavery, and criminal justice—it describes how repeated cruelty actually changes people's capacity for empathy!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
ARالعربية
تخويف
takh-weef
BNবাংলা
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
CACatalà
brutalització
broo-ta-lee-tsa-syohn
CSČeština
brutalizace
broo-ta-lee-zah-tsy
DADansk
brutaliserings
broo-ta-lee-ser-ings
DEDeutsch
Brutalisation
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
ELΕλληνικά
βrutαλισμός
broo-ta-lee-smohs
ESEspañol
brutalización
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
FAفارسی
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
FISuomi
brutalisointi
broo-ta-lee-so-in-tee
FRFrançais
brutalisation
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
GUGU
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
HAHA
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
HEעברית
ה Brutalization
ha broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
HIहिन्दी
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
HUMagyar
brutalizálás
broo-ta-lee-za-lahs
IDBahasa Indonesia
brutalitas
broo-ta-li-tas
IGIG
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
ITItaliano
brutalizzazione
broo-ta-lee-tsa-syohn
JA日本語
残酷化
zanku-ka
KKKK
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
KMKM
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
KO한국어
잔인화
jan-in-hwa
MRMR
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
MSBahasa Melayu
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
MYမြန်မာ
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
NLNederlands
brutalisation
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
NONorsk
brutaliserings
broo-ta-lee-ser-ings
PAPA
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
PLPolski
brutalizacja
broo-ta-lee-zah-tsy-yah
PTPortuguês
brutalização
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
RORomână
brutalizare
broo-ta-lee-zah-reh
RUРусский
Brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-tsyohn
SVSvenska
brutaliserings
broo-ta-lee-ser-ings
SWKiswahili
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
TAதமிழ்
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
TEతెలుగు
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
THไทย
การโหดร้าย
gaan ho-d rai
TLTL
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
TRTürkçe
brutalizasyon
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
UKУкраїнська
Brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-tsyohn
URاردو
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
VITiếng Việt
bóc lột
bok lot
YOYO
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn
ZH中文
残酷化
càn-rù huà
ZUZU
brutalization
broo-ta-lee-zah-syohn

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