brutalize
verb (used with object)
to make brutal.
brutalized
Example Sentences
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This is not the first time I have encountered a situation where the hapless staff find themselves brutalized by loud, idiotic, or culturally discordant music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
This is about as much of a review of “All’s Fair” worth venturing at this point, since pretty much every critic has brutalized the show.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
When, in the mid-20th century, President Dwight Eisenhower’s “mighty network of highways” spread its tentacles across the landscape, it brutalized nature.
From Slate ● May 25, 2024
A well-weathered and much brutalized leader, Rick was part of an ever-expanding ensemble but always felt like the main character.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
“Malcolm X’s decision to enter the mainstream of the straggle heralds a hopeful sign on the sickeningly dismal scene of brutalized, non-violent, passive resistance. ...”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
