brutality

English Thesaurus

1. a brutal barbarous savage act (noun.act)

hypernym	:	atrocity, inhumanity,
definition	:	an act of atrocious cruelty (noun.act)

2. the trait of extreme cruelty (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	cruelness, cruelty, harshness,
definition	:	the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance (noun.attribute)

3. a brutal barbarous savage act (noun.act)

derivation	:	savage,
definition	:	attack brutally and fiercely (verb.competition)

derivation	:	barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized, wild,
definition	:	without civilizing influences (adj.all)

4. the trait of extreme cruelty (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	poisonous, venomous, vicious,
definition	:	marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful (adj.all)

derivation	:	barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious,
definition	:	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering (adj.all)

derivation	:	ferocious, fierce, furious, savage,
definition	:	marked by extreme and violent energy (adj.all)

derivation	:	evil, vicious,
definition	:	having the nature of vice (adj.all)

5. a brutal barbarous savage act (noun.act)

derivation	:	savage,
definition	:	attack brutally and fiercely (verb.competition)

derivation	:	barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized, wild,
definition	:	without civilizing influences (adj.all)

6. the trait of extreme cruelty (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	poisonous, venomous, vicious,
definition	:	marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful (adj.all)

derivation	:	barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious,
definition	:	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering (adj.all)

derivation	:	ferocious, fierce, furious, savage,
definition	:	marked by extreme and violent energy (adj.all)

derivation	:	evil, vicious,
definition	:	having the nature of vice (adj.all)