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brutalisation

DEFINITIONS OF: brutalisation

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n the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner

Synonyms:
brutalization
Type of:
condition, status
a state at a particular time

n the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously

Synonyms:
brutalization
Type of:
actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct
activity that transgresses moral or civil law

n an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities

Synonyms:
animalisation, animalization, brutalization
Type of:
debasement, degradation
changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
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