1. plural of brutalization; instances or processes of making someone brutal or cruel, or of treating someone with extreme violence or cruelty
Usage: typically used in academic, sociological, or legal contexts
2. plural of brutalization; the state or condition of becoming hardened to violence or inhumane treatment
Usage: often used in discussions of trauma, war, or systemic abuse

Examples

• The report documented the brutalizations inflicted on prisoners during the conflict.
• Sociologists study how repeated exposure to violence can lead to brutalizations of the human conscience.
• The film depicts the psychological brutalizations experienced by soldiers in combat.
• Human rights organizations condemned the brutalizations evident in the detention facility.
• Historical accounts reveal the brutalizations that enslaved people endured.
• The novel explores how war causes moral brutalizations in ordinary citizens.