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    [Verb]  | "bru*tal*ize" | \ ˈbrü-tᵊl-ˌīz \


    1: to make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman

    2: to treat brutally


    Origin: circa 1704 ;

     Probably borrowed from French brutaliser, going back to Middle French, from brutal {see: |brutal|brutal} + -iser {see: |-ize|-ize};

    [Verb]  | "brutalize" 


    1: to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being;


      * e.g., " ... even three years in a prison camp did not brutalize him "



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    2: to inflict physical or emotional harm upon;


      * e.g., " ... Red Cross workers reported that prisoners had been brutalized "



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     [ "Brutally" ]

    1: It’s an adverb that can be used in a number of different ways:

      * e.g.,  ... 1 He was brutally attacked in the street; 


     [ "Brutally" ]

    2: 1 It can mean particularly savage and violent;

      * e.g.,  ... 2 It was a brutally candid review of her performance; 


     [ "Brutally" ]

    3: 2 It can mean in a direct and uncompromising way, where no attempt is made to disguise unpleasantness;

      * e.g.,  ... 3 The thaw followed weeks of brutally cold weather; 


     [ "Brutally" ]

    4: 3 It can mean to an extremely unpleasant or harsh degree;

     [ "Brutalism" ]

    1: a humor blog that sounds like it is about S&M, but isn't.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude. Did you read the post on Brutalism about the Sloppy Carl? It is hilarious. 

     [ "brutalism" ]

    1: A form of architecture popularized in the 1960s, most commonly found on university campuses, which makes heavy use of raw, exposed concrete. These buildings often got very ugly very fast due to water stains. The name comes from the French word "brut" meaning raw.

      * e.g.,  ... That building is a prime example of brutalism. 

     [ "Brutal" ]

    1: The American Slang word for something that is very metal.

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude, this band is fucking brutal." 


     [ "Brutal" ]

    2: Taken by other scenes such as "Hardcore", and "Scene", it was originally used my Metalheads, and should stay that way.

     [ "Brutalled" ]

    1:  Being beaten, humiliated or otherwise in a brutal fashion. A common gaming phrase used if you were teamed or attacked in a cruel and unfair way.

      * e.g.,  ...  Awww mannn you just brutalled my high-score! Player A: I just got teamed 3-1 =(. Player B: Lol brutalled. 

     [ "brutalfulness" ]

    1: A word used to describe how ruthless or cruel someone is or just how noisy some bands are.

      * e.g.,  ... "We've got a new album that you can check out and let the noisey brutalfulness do the rest. " 

     [ "Brutality" ]

    1: The small inconviences of daily life that gradually beat a man down to the point he can't help to moan the word "brutality" in order to ease the pain of these constant annoyances

      * e.g.,  ... Omg the brutality never ends....BRUTALITY 

     [ "brutal" ]

    1: Of or relating to the heaviest of death metal. Many people abuse the term and use it for reference to emo/scene grindcore bands. Most often, bands with technicality aren't really brutal due to an emphasis on talent and complicated riffs/structuring rather then heavyness, eg. Necrophagist.

      * e.g.,  ... Devourment, Inveracity, Sanatorium, Cephalotripsy, Wormed, Brodequin, Liturgy, Carnal, Digested Flesh, Viscera Trail, Internal Suffering, Artery Eruption, Disgorge(U.S variant more so, the mexican version leaning toward "sick" goregrind) 

     [ "Brutal" ]

    1: if referring to a person, a total badass, doesn't care what others think, just out there, with the truth and themselves even if it means getting put down for it... or like some rad hardcore shit, great metal ..brutal.

      * e.g.,  ... born of osiris is fucking brutal 

     [ "brutal" ]

    1: Extremely ruthless or cruel

      * e.g.,  ... ex1: That bands album is brutal 


     [ "brutal" ]

    2: usually meaning metal, death metal, heavy metal...

      * e.g.,  ... ex2: The wrist piercing Rachel got is brutal ! 


     [ "brutal" ]

    3:  or Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.


     [ "brutal" ]

    4: Although at times people tend to use the word as


     [ "brutal" ]

    5: extreme, awesome, dope...

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