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disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others
- the police were accused of brutality for using excessive force in making arrests
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the manifestation of the traits or the gratification of the appetites of a lower animal
- the disconcerting ease with which the people adopted the brutality of the enemy invaders
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“Brutality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brutality. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of brutality was in 1550
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