WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bru•tal•i•ty /bruˈtælɪti/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -ties.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the quality of being brutal:[uncountable]a suspect claiming police brutality.
- a brutal act or practice:[countable]a serial killer who committed atrocities and brutalities.
bru•tal•i•ty
(bro̅o̅ tal′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
- the quality of being brutal;
cruelty;
savagery. - a brutal act or practice.
- brutal + -ity 1540–50
'brutality' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Amin
- animalize
- boot
- heavy
- protest
- Ramboesque
- brutalize
- cruel
- cruelty
- fierce
- inhumanity
- Jack Ketch