1. treating someone or something with extreme cruelty or violence
Usage: present participle of brutalize
2. making someone cruel or insensitive through harsh treatment or exposure to violence
Usage: present participle of brutalize

Examples

• The dictator was accused of brutalizing political prisoners.
• Years of war were brutalizing the entire population.
• The coach was fired for brutalizing young athletes during practice.
• Constant exposure to violence was brutalizing the children in the neighborhood.
• The documentary showed how poverty was brutalizing families in the region.
• Critics argued that the harsh prison conditions were brutalizing inmates.
• The soldiers returned home, brutalizing effects of combat clearly visible.