brutalises
Inflicts severe harm
Brutalises is the British spelling of brutalizes, the third-person singular present tense of brutalize.
To brutalise someone is to treat them with savage cruelty or violence, or to make them brutal through repeated exposure to violence.
The regime brutalises political prisoners.
The word can also describe a dehumanizing process: War brutalises everyone it touches.
Violent offensive act
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- attackAggressive act against another
harm · injury · trauma · cruelty · sadism · aggression · victimization · maltreatment
Rule by oppression
- subjugateBring under dominion
- dominateControl through superior strength
- repressHold back forcibly
- crushCompress with force
suppress · persecute · enslave · trample · dehumanize · oppress · coerce · intimidate
Extremely tiring and demanding
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
- relentlessContinuing without pause
pitiless · ruthless · draconian · punishing · grinding · exacting · harsh · tough
Extremely violent or aggressive
- barbaricSavagely cruel, uncivilized
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- bestialResembling a savage creature
- animalisticResembling brute nature
bloodthirsty · feral · predatory · wild · primitive · primal · uncivilized · inhuman
assault
Violent offensive act
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
attack · harm · injury · trauma · cruelty · sadism · aggression · victimization · maltreatment · abuse
tyrannize
Rule by oppression
crush · suppress · persecute · enslave · trample · dehumanize · oppress · coerce · intimidate · terrorize
grueling
Extremely tiring and demanding
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
relentless · pitiless · ruthless · draconian · punishing · grinding · exacting · harsh · tough · rigorous
ferocious
Extremely violent or aggressive
- barbaricSavagely cruel, uncivilized
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- bestialResembling a savage creature
animalistic · bloodthirsty · feral · predatory · wild · primitive · primal · uncivilized · inhuman · monstrous