brutality

BrE /ˈbrʌtəltiː/ AmE /ˈbrʌtəlti/

noun en → es

1 CRUELTY [uncountable] B2

the quality of being extremely cruel and violent; the act of treating someone in a very cruel way

brutalidad, crueldad

Collocations act of brutality · show brutality

  • The prisoner was subjected to brutalities by the guards.

    El prisionero fue sometido a brutales actos de crueldad por los guardias.

2 FORCE [uncountable] C1

the use of force or violence to achieve something, especially when this is unnecessary and cruel

usar la fuerza bruta, violencia

Collocations use of brutality · resort to brutality

  • The police resorted to brutality in order to control the crowd.

    La policía recurrió a la violencia para controlar a la multitud.