brutalise
/ˈbruːtəlaɪz/
verb
- To make someone cruel, violent, or insensitive, especially through harsh treatment or experience.
- Years of war had brutalised the soldiers, leaving them numb to suffering.
- The harsh prison conditions brutalised even the kindest inmates.
- Growing up in a violent neighborhood can brutalise a child's sense of empathy.
- To treat someone in a cruel or violent way.
- The bully brutalised his classmates every day after school.
- The invaders brutalised the local population, burning homes and stealing food.
- The documentary showed how the regime brutalised political prisoners.
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