[syn: brutalization, brutalisation, animalization, animalisation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brutalization \Bru`tal*i*za"tion\, n.
The act or process of making brutal; state of being
brutalized.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
brutalization
n 1: the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
[syn: brutalization, brutalisation]
2: the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously [syn:
brutalization, brutalisation]
3: an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human
qualities [syn: brutalization, brutalisation,
animalization, animalisation]