🇬🇧 Brutality meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Brutality is when someone behaves in a very cruel and violent way and doesn’t seem to care at all about other people’s feelings or safety. It can also mean a specific cruel or violent act, like hurting someone on purpose, being very rough, or treating them like they don’t matter. Brutality is the opposite of kindness and gentleness, and it’s something we should try to stop and speak out against.

The math test displayed open brutality by having questions we never even learned.

My baby cousin used surprising brutality on my hairstyle, turning it into a bird’s nest in three minutes.

The brutality of the cold shower made me rethink every life choice that led me there.

The brutality of the truth hit me when I stepped on the scale after a week of extra dessert nights.

The brutality of the dentist’s tiny metal tools made my teeth consider running away.

A child crouched by the broken fence as the crowd whispered about the goat's brutality. Each blow, each loud shout spelled brutality; the child's small hand trembled from the brutality shown near the gate. A neighbor stepped forward, shouted at the men, stopped the brutality, and the child wept, relieved that the brutality ended.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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