English-Thai Dictionary
brutal
ADJ โหดร้าย รุนแรง cruel kindly hod-rai
brutalise
VT ทำ สิ่ง ที่ โหดร้าย barbarize tham-sing-ti-hod-rai
brutality
N ความโหด ความเหี้ยมโหด ความอำมหิต ความทารุ ณ cruelty barbarity kindness khwam-hod
brutalization
N การ ทำ ทารุณ โหดร้าย karn-tam-tar-roon-hod-rai
brutalize
VT ทำ สิ่ง ที่ โหดร้าย barbarize tham-sing-ti-hod-rai
brutally
ADV อย่าง โหดเหี้ยม ทารุ ณ yarng-hod-hiam-tar-roon
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BRUTAL
a.[See Brute. ] Pertaining to a brute; as brutal nature. 1. Savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling like a brute; merciless; as brutal courage; brutal manners.
BRUTALITY
n.Inhumanity; savageness; churlishness; insensibility to pity or shame.
BRUTALIZE
v.t.To make brutal, churlish or inhuman. All cruel punishments brutalize the heart.
BRUTALIZE
v.i.To become brutal, inhuman, or coarse and beastly.
BRUTALLY
adv. Cruelly; inhumanly; in a coarse, churlish, or brutal manner.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BRUTAL
Bru "tal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. brutal. See Brute, a.]
1. Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature. "Above the rest of brutal kind. " Milton.
2. Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross; as, brutal manners. "Brutal intemperance. " Macaulay.
BRUTALISM
BRUTALISM Bru "tal *ism, n.
Defn: Brutish quality; brutality.
BRUTALITY
Bru *tal "i *ty, n.; pl. Brutalities. Etym: [Cf. F. brutalité. ]
1. The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness.
2. An inhuman act. The. .. brutalities exercised in war. Brougham.
BRUTALIZATION
BRUTALIZATION Bru `tal *i *za "tion, n.
Defn: The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized.
BRUTALIZE
Bru "tal *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brutalized; p. pr. & vb. n.Brutalizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. brutaliser. ]
Defn: To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman.
BRUTALIZE
BRUTALIZE Bru "tal *ize, v. i.
Defn: To become brutal, inhuman, barbarous, or coarse and beasty. [R.] He mixed. .. with his countrymen, brutalized with them in their habits and manners. Addison.
BRUTALLY
BRUTALLY Bru "tal *ly, adv.
Defn: In a brutal manner; cruelly.
New American Oxford Dictionary
brutal
bru tal |ˈbro͞otl ˈbrudl | ▶adjective savagely violent: a brutal murder. • punishingly hard or uncomfortable: the brutal winter wind. • direct and lacking any attempt to disguise unpleasantness: the brutal honesty of his observations. DERIVATIVES bru tal ly adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to the lower animals ’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin brutalis, from brutus ‘dull, stupid ’ (see brute ).
brutalism
bru tal ism |ˈbro͞otlˌizəm ˈbrudlɪzəm | ▶noun a style of architecture or art characterized by a deliberate plainness, crudity, or violence of imagery. The term was first applied to functionalist buildings of the 1950s and 1960s that made much use of steel and concrete in starkly massive blocks. DERIVATIVES bru tal ist noun & adjective
brutality
bru tal i ty |bro͞oˈtalitē bruːˈtæləti | ▶noun savage physical violence; great cruelty: brutality against civilians.
brutalize
bru tal ize |ˈbro͞otlˌīz ˈbrudlˌaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] attack (someone ) in a savage and violent way: they brutalize and torture persons in their custody. • desensitize (someone ) to the pain or suffering of others by exposing them to violent behavior or situations: he had been brutalized in prison and became cynical | (as adj. brutalizing ) : the brutalizing effects of warfare. DERIVATIVES bru tal i za tion |ˈbro͞otliˈzāSHən |noun
Oxford Dictionary
brutal
bru ¦tal |ˈbruːt (ə )l | ▶adjective savagely violent: a brutal murder. • unpleasant or harsh: the brutal morning light. • direct and without attempting to disguise unpleasantness: the brutal honesty of his observations. DERIVATIVES brutally adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to the lower animals ’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin brutalis, from brutus ‘dull, stupid ’ (see brute ).
brutalism
bru ¦tal |ism |ˈbruːt (ə )lɪz (ə )m | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] cruelty and savageness. 2 a stark style of functionalist architecture, especially of the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by the use of steel and concrete in massive blocks. DERIVATIVES brutalist noun & adjective
brutality
bru ¦tal |ity |brʊˈtalɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] savage physical violence; great cruelty: brutality against civilians.
brutalize
brutalize |ˈbruːt (ə )lʌɪz |(also brutalise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (someone ) cruel, violent, or insensitive to the pain of others by repeated exposure to violence: he had been brutalized in prison and become cynical | (as adj. brutalizing ) : the brutalizing effects of warfare. • treat (someone ) in a savage and violent way: they brutalize and torture persons in their custody. DERIVATIVES brutalization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
brutal
brutal adjective 1 a brutal attack: savage, cruel, vicious, ferocious, brutish, barbaric, barbarous, wicked, murderous, bloodthirsty, cold-blooded, callous, heartless, ruthless, merciless, sadistic; heinous, monstrous, abominable, atrocious. ANTONYMS gentle, humane. 2 brutal honesty: unsparing, unstinting, unembellished, unvarnished, bald, naked, stark, blunt, direct, straightforward, frank, outspoken, forthright, plain-spoken; complete, total. WORD NOTE See cruelty Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.
Oxford Thesaurus
brutal
brutal adjective 1 a brutal attack on an elderly man: savage, cruel, bloodthirsty, vicious, ferocious, barbaric, barbarous, wicked, murderous, cold-blooded, hard-hearted, harsh; ruthless, callous, heartless, merciless, pitiless, remorseless, sadistic, unfeeling; inhuman, heinous, monstrous, abominable, atrocious, vile, infernal, uncivilized; bestial, brutish, beastly, animal. ANTONYMS gentle, humane. 2 he replied with brutal honesty: unsparing, unstinting, unadorned, unembellished, unvarnished, bald, naked, stark, blunt, direct, straight, straightforward, frank, outspoken, forthright, plain-spoken; heartless, severe; complete, total, unequivocal, unambiguous.
brutality
brutality noun the murders were carried out with unbelievable brutality: savagery, cruelty, bloodthirstiness, viciousness, ferocity, barbarity, wickedness, murderousness, cold-bloodedness, hard-heartedness, harshness; ruthlessness, callousness, heartlessness, mercilessness, pitilessness, remorselessness, sadism; inhumanity, heinousness, monstrousness, atrocity, vileness; bestiality, brutishness, beastliness. ANTONYMS gentleness, kindness.
brutalize
brutalize verb 1 the men were brutalized by life in the trenches: desensitize, dehumanize, harden, toughen, case-harden, inure, make unfeeling, make callous, degrade. 2 they were brutalized by the police: attack, abuse, assault, beat, thrash, thump, pummel, pound, batter.
Duden Dictionary
brutal
bru tal Adjektiv |brut a l |spätlateinisch brutalis, zu lateinisch brutus = schwer (fällig ), roh 1 a roh, gefühllos und gewalttätig ein brutaler Mensch | ein brutales Gesicht (Gesicht mit brutalem Ausdruck ) | jemanden brutal misshandeln b schonungslos, rücksichtslos ein brutales Vorgehen | die brutale (besonders raue, grausame ) Wirklichkeit | der Reporter fragte sie sehr brutal (direkt, hart, ohne Diskretion )2 a Jugendsprache sehr gut; wunderbar; großartig die Disco ist ein brutaler Schuppen | das ist, das finde ich echt brutal b intensivierend bei Adjektiven und Verben Jugendsprache sehr, überaus, in höchstem Maße das find ich brutal gut!
brutalisieren
bru ta li sie ren schwaches Verb |brutalis ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « französisch brutaliser brutal, gewalttätig machen; verrohen lassen der Krieg hat die Menschen brutalisiert
Brutalisierung
Bru ta li sie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Brutalis ie rung |die Brutalisierung; Genitiv: der Brutalisierung das Verrohen [lassen ]
Brutalismus
Bru ta lis mus Substantiv, maskulin Architektur , der |Brutal i smus |der Brutalismus; Genitiv: des Brutalismus Baustil, bei dem die Bauten von dem Material und der Funktion der Bauelemente bestimmt sein sollen, was dadurch erreicht wird, dass Material, Konstruktion u. a. in ihrer ursprünglichen Beschaffenheit sichtbar sind
Brutalität
Bru ta li tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Brutalit ä t |die Brutalität; Genitiv: der Brutalität, Plural: die Brutalitäten mittellateinisch brutalitas 1 a ohne Plural Rohheit, Gefühllosigkeit, Gewalttätigkeit die Brutalität der Söldner | eine Tat von erschreckender Brutalität b ohne Plural Schonungslosigkeit, Rücksichtslosigkeit mit großer Brutalität vorgehen 2 brutale Handlung die Bande ist berüchtigt wegen ihrer Brutalitäten
Brutalo
Bru ta lo Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich abwertend , der |Brut a lo |der Brutalo; Genitiv: des Brutalos, Plural: die Brutalos -o a gewalttätig -draufgängerischer Mann b selten Film voller Grausamkeiten und Gewalttätigkeiten
brutalstmöglich
bru talst mög lich Adjektiv |brut a lstmöglich |so brutal 1b wie möglich; ohne jegliche Rücksichtnahme die brutalstmögliche Aufklärung der Affäre | er versuchte, sich brutalstmöglich für höhere Ämter zu profilieren | seine Pläne brutalstmöglich durchziehen
French Dictionary
brutal
brutal , ale , aux adj. et n. m. et f. (pl. brutaux ) adjectif 1 Dénué de délicatesse. : Une question brutale. Des gestes brutaux. SYNONYME direct . 2 Rude, brusque. : Ne soyez pas brutal, vous n ’en tirerez rien. SYNONYME abrupt . 3 Soudain et violent. : Un orage brutal. nom masculin et féminin Personne rude.
brutalement
brutalement adv. adverbe De façon brutale. SYNONYME brusquement ; durement ; rudement .
brutaliser
brutaliser v. tr. verbe transitif Traiter rudement. SYNONYME malmener ; maltraiter ; rudoyer . aimer
brutalité
brutalité n. f. nom féminin 1 Caractère de ce qui est brusque, soudain. : La brutalité d ’une attaque. SYNONYME violence . 2 Parole, action brutale.
Spanish Dictionary
brutal
brutal adjetivo 1 Que es violento, cruel e inhumano :fue acusado de presidir un gobierno brutal en el que miles de personas habían desaparecido en circunstancias misteriosas .2 Que es extraordinariamente grande, fuerte, bueno o intenso :un apetito brutal; una violencia brutal; un fracaso brutal; una crítica brutal; un riesgo brutal .SINÓNIMO bestial .
brutalidad
brutalidad nombre femenino 1 Cualidad de bruto :el padre era la brutalidad, el temor, la fuerza avasalladora y lejana, los golpes en la espalda .SINÓNIMO bruteza .2 Acción, gesto, etc. , que es brutal :lo empujó con repentina brutalidad sobre el pozo; por su brutalidad y su carácter repugnante, resalta el crimen alevoso que cometieron ayer quienes depositaron la bomba que estalló en el parque .3 Hecho o dicho estúpido que demuestra ignorancia o torpeza o es poco acertado :imposible pensar en reanudar su amistad después de haberle dicho tamañas brutalidades .SINÓNIMO bestialidad .
brutalismo
brutalismo nombre masculino Estilo arquitectónico, nacido en Gran Bretaña hacia 1950, que reivindica el valor estético de las estructuras y elementos constructivos :el "Walden 7 ", en los alrededores de Barcelona, es un enorme edificio de apartamentos inspirado en el brutalismo británico .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
brutal
bru tal /brúːt (ə )l /〖原義は 4 〗形容詞 more ~; most ~1 〈人 犯罪などが 〉残忍な, 冷酷な (cruel ).2 〈気候 天候が 〉過酷な, 耐え難い .3 〈事実などが 〉容赦のない, 紛れもない, 冷厳な .4 獣的な, けもののような .5 ⦅話 ⦆すごい, すばらしい .~ly 副詞
brutality
bru tal i ty /brutǽləti /名詞 複 -ties 1 C 〖通例the -ties 〗残忍な行為, 蛮行 .2 U 残忍さ, 残酷さ ; 野蛮 .
brutalize
bru tal ize /brúːt (ə )làɪz /動詞 他動詞 〖通例be ~d 〗…を残酷に扱う ; (非人間的な仕打ちで )人の情を失わせる .