brutalization

• Sustantivo que denota la acción o el proceso de volver a alguien cruel, salvaje o despojado de cualidades humanas normales, o el estado en el que alguien es tratado de dicha manera.

A noun referring to the act or process of making someone cruel, savage, or devoid of normal human qualities, or the condition of being treated in such a manner.

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1. Condition of being treated cruellyC1formal

   The state or condition of being subjected to cruel, violent, or savage treatment.

   Brutalización

   • The prisoners endured years of brutalization at the hands of their captors.
   • The documentary exposed the brutalization of civilians during the conflict.
   • The novel depicts the gradual brutalization of the protagonist in a harsh environment.

   Sinónimosabuseill-treatmentmistreatmentoppressionpersecutionvictimization

2. Act of treating savagelyC1formal

   The activity or process of treating someone in a vicious, savage, or violent manner.

   trato salvaje o brutalización

   • The brutalization of the hostages was condemned by international organizations.
   • Historical accounts detail the brutalization of indigenous populations.
   • The film shows the systematic brutalization of the lower classes.

   Sinónimosabusebarbaritybrutalitycrueltymaltreatmentmistreatmentsavageryvictimization

3. Process of making cruelC2formal

   An act or process that causes people to become cruel, callous, or lacking in normal human empathy or qualities.

   embrutecimiento

   • The brutalization of society through constant exposure to violence is a growing concern.
   • War often leads to the brutalization of soldiers, making them indifferent to suffering.
   • The philosopher argued that poverty and inequality lead to the brutalization of the human spirit.

   Sinónimosdehumanizationdesensitizationhardening