brutality
noun
bru·tal·i·ty
brü-ˈta-lə-tē 
plural brutalities
1
: the quality or state of being brutal
2
: a brutal act or course of action
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the brutalities of a prison
the police were accused of brutality for using excessive force in making arrests
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In one scenario, our species could emerge so transformed as to avoid entirely the brutality of human conduct.
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Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
House Atreides, from which the films’ protagonist Paul (Timothee Chalamet) hails, has a righteousness and goodness that, in contrast to the Harkonnens’ brutality, makes the two families enemies.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Where Pink Floyd’s Seventies oeuvre obsessed on the brutality of the human condition, Gilmour’s latest solo music concerns itself with humanity’s fragility.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Capps is 59 now, and the brutality doesn’t seem to have affected him that much.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
House Atreides, from which the films’ protagonist Paul (Timothee Chalamet) hails, has a righteousness and goodness that, in contrast to the Harkonnens’ brutality, makes the two families enemies.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Where Pink Floyd’s Seventies oeuvre obsessed on the brutality of the human condition, Gilmour’s latest solo music concerns itself with humanity’s fragility.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Capps is 59 now, and the brutality doesn’t seem to have affected him that much.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Brutality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brutality. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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brutality
noun
bru·tal·i·ty
brü-ˈtal-ət-ē
plural brutalities
1
: the quality or state of being brutal
2
: a brutal act or course of action
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