brutality

noun

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: bru-tal-i-ty (4)

English Definition

Great cruelty or physical violence.

Example Sentence

People protested against police brutality.

US IPA /bruːˈtæləti/

UK IPA /bruːˈtæləti/

cruelty savagery barbarity ruthlessness violence

kindness gentleness humanity