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| atrocious |
exceptionally evil, ruthless, or brutal. [1/2 definitions] |
| barbarian |
a savage, brutal person. [1/4 definitions] |
| barbaric |
of or resembling barbarians; savage; primitive; brutal. [1/2 definitions] |
| barbarism |
a crude or brutal act, custom, or characteristic. [1/3 definitions] |
| barbarity |
a wantonly brutal or sadistic act. [1/3 definitions] |
| barbarous |
brutal; cruel. [1/3 definitions] |
| beast |
an animal or human that acts like a cruel or brutal monster. [1/3 definitions] |
| bloodbath |
a brutal and indiscriminate slaughter of many people or a whole population; massacre. [1/2 definitions] |
| brutality |
the condition or quality of being brutal or very cruel. [2 definitions] |
| brute |
savage or cruel; brutal. [1/5 definitions] |
| brutish |
being unfeeling, brutal, very stupid, or the like; savage. |
| butchery |
brutal and senseless killing; slaughter. [1/3 definitions] |
| cave man |
(informal) a man who is rough, crude, or brutal, esp. toward women. [1/2 definitions] |
| fascism |
(often cap.) a system of government characterized by strong, often dictatorial control of political and economic affairs, and often by warlike nationalism and brutal suppression of political dissidents and ethnic minorities. [1/3 definitions] |
| inhuman |
characterized by a lack of human warmth, mercy, or sympathy; cruel, brutal, or unfeeling. [1/3 definitions] |
| inquisition |
questioning that is prolonged, unrelenting, or brutal. [1/5 definitions] |
| oppressive |
harsh, brutal, or cruel. [1/2 definitions] |
| overbrutal |
combined form of brutal. |
| pandour |
any brutal and cruel soldier. [1/2 definitions] |
| ride roughshod over |
to treat harshly or with brutal force. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. [1/2 definitions] |
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