BRUTALIZE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word brutalize. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for BRUTALIZE
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| abuse | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • cruel or inhumane treatment • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt • improper or excessive use verb • treat badly • change the inherent purpose or function of something • use foul or abusive language towards • use wrongly or improperly or excessively | ||||||
| attack | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) • an offensive move in a sport or game • intense adverse criticism • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation • the act of attacking • a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase • a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition • the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) • strong criticism verb • launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with • attack in speech or writing • take the initiative and go on the offensive • attack someone physically or emotionally • set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task • begin to injure | ||||||
| batter | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting • a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking verb • strike against forcefully • strike violently and repeatedly • make a dent or impression in | ||||||
| beleaguer | verbv | |||||
verb • annoy persistently • surround so as to force to give up | ||||||
| harm | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury • the occurrence of a change for the worse • the act of damaging something or someone verb • cause or do harm to | ||||||
| injure | verbv | |||||
verb • cause injuries or bodily harm to • hurt the feelings of • cause damage or affect negatively | ||||||
| maim | verbv | |||||
verb • injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation | ||||||
| mistreat | verbv | |||||
verb • treat badly | ||||||
| mutilate | verbv | |||||
verb • damage or injure severely • alter so as to make unrecognizable • destroy or injure severely | ||||||
| overpower | verbv | |||||
verb • overcome by superior force • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | ||||||
| savage | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a member of an uncivilized people • a cruelly rapacious person adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • wild and menacing • without civilizing influences • marked by extreme and violent energy verb • attack brutally and fiercely • criticize harshly or violently | ||||||
| torment | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • unbearable physical pain • extreme mental distress • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented • a severe affliction • the act of harassing someone verb • torment emotionally or mentally • treat cruelly • subject to torture | ||||||
| violate | verbv | |||||
verb • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • destroy • violate the sacred character of a place or language • force (someone) to have sex against their will • destroy and strip of its possession | ||||||
| brutalise | verbv | |||||
verb • treat brutally • make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman • become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling | ||||||
| animalise | verbv | |||||
verb • represent in the form of an animal • make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman • become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling | ||||||
| animalize | verbv | |||||
verb • represent in the form of an animal • make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman • become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling | ||||||