brutalisation

• 名词，指使某人变得残忍、野蛮或失去正常人性的过程或状态，也指残酷野蛮的对待或行为。

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

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1. Condition of being treated cruellyC1formal

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

   遭受残暴对待的状态

   • The prisoners endured a state of brutalisation that stripped them of their dignity.
   • The documentary highlighted the brutalisation of civilians during the conflict.
   • Years of brutalisation left him emotionally scarred.

   同义词abuseill-treatmentmaltreatmentmistreatmentoppressionpersecutiontormentvictimization

2. Act of treating savagelyC1formal

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

   野蛮对待

   • The brutalisation of the hostages was condemned by international organisations.
   • The regime's brutalisation of its opponents was well-documented.
   • Any form of brutalisation is unacceptable in a civilised society.

   同义词atrocitybarbarismbarbaritybrutalitycrueltyinhumanitysavageryviciousness

3. Act of making people cruelC2formal

   An action or process that causes people to become cruel or lose their normal human qualities.

   残酷化

   • The brutalisation of soldiers in war can have long-lasting psychological effects.
   • Constant exposure to violence leads to the brutalisation of society.
   • The film explores the gradual brutalisation of its main character.

   同义词animalizationdehumanizationhardening