noun
- plural of brutishness; the quality or state of being brutal, savage, or lacking refinement and sensitivity
Usage: countable and uncountable uses; typically used in formal or literary contexts
Examples
- The brutishnesses displayed during the conflict shocked the international community.
- His brutishnesses toward animals revealed a troubling lack of empathy.
- The novel critiques the brutishnesses of war and its dehumanizing effects.
- She was appalled by the brutishnesses of his language and behavior.
- The brutishnesses of the regime were documented by human rights organizations.
- Despite his education, he occasionally lapsed into brutishnesses when angry.