Definition
The process of making someone brutal or violent, or the condition of becoming hardened to violence and cruelty.
Etymology
From brutalize (to make brutal) + -ation (noun-forming suffix). The term emerged in the 19th century to describe how repeated exposure to violence changes people psychologically.
Kelly Says
Soldiers, prison guards, and others exposed to regular violence experience brutalization—their sensitivity to suffering actually decreases over time, which is why trauma specialists study this effect.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
ARالعربية
تخربش
takhribsh
BNবাংলা
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
CACatalà
brutalització
broo-tahl-ee-zah-tsee-yah
CSČeština
brutalizace
broo-tahl-ee-zah-ts
DADansk
brutalisation
broo-tahl-ee-zah-syon
DEDeutsch
Brutalisation
broo-tahl-ee-zah-tsioon
ELΕλληνικά
βrutαλισμός
broo-tahl-ee-smohs
ESEspañol
brutalización
broo-tal-i-zah-sjoon
FAفارسی
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
FISuomi
brutalisointi
broo-tahl-ee-sohn-tee
FRFrançais
brutalisation
broo-tal-ee-zhah-syohn
GUGU
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
HAHA
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
HEעברית
Brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-tsyon
HIहिन्दी
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
HUMagyar
brutalizálás
broo-tahl-ee-zahl-aash
IDBahasa Indonesia
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-syon
IGIG
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
ITItaliano
brutalizzazione
broo-tahl-ee-zah-tsyoon
KKKK
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
KMKM
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
MRMR
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
MSBahasa Melayu
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
MYမြန်မာ
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
NLNederlands
brutalisation
broo-tahl-ee-zhah-syohn
NONorsk
brutalisation
broo-tahl-ee-zah-syon
PAPA
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
PLPolski
brutalizacja
broo-tahl-ee-zah-tsee-yah
PTPortuguês
brutalização
broo-tahl-ee-zah-sjoon
RORomână
brutalizare
broo-tahl-ee-zah-reh
RUРусский
Brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-tsee-ya
SVSvenska
brutalisation
broo-tahl-ee-zah-syon
SWKiswahili
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
TAதமிழ்
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
TEతెలుగు
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
THไทย
การโหดร้าย
gan ho-d rai
TLTL
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
TRTürkçe
brutalizasyon
broo-tahl-ee-zah-yoon
UKУкраїнська
Brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-tsyon
URاردو
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
VITiếng Việt
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-syon
YOYO
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun
ZUZU
brutalization
broo-tahl-ee-zah-shun