brutal
/ˈbruːt(ə)l/
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American sound/ˈbruːt(ə)l/
brutal
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bru - tal -> brutal
Myanmar meaning
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လူမဆန်သော။ a brutal tyrant/dictator/ murderer ❍ a brutal attack/murder/punishment ❍ the brutal (ie harsh and direct) truth.
❏ brutality /bru:'tælǝti/ n
(က) [U] လူမဆန်မှု။ police brutality.
(ခ) [C] လူမဆန်သောလုပ်ရပ်။ the brutalities of war.
❏ brutalize,- ise v (usu passive) အသည်းမာစေသည်။ အကြင်နာမဲ့စေသည်။ soldiers brutalized by a long war. brutally /-tǝli/ adv : He was brutally assaulted. ❍ Let me be brutally honest (ie say what I think without trying to be polite).
More examples
- Her tragic and brutal death
- Brutal attacks/atrocities
- A brutal war
- The security guards are notoriously brutal.
- The government instituted the reforms in a brutal and disorganized manner.
- The brutal morning light
- Let’s be brutal here – he’s not good enough.
- The brutal truth is that you’re too old.
- The report was brutally honest.
Synonyms
atrocious, vicious, wicked, evil, cruel, vile, animal, barbarous, bearish, beastly, bestial, bloodthirsty, brute, brutish, callous, carnal, coarse, crude, feral, ferine, ferocious, fierce, gruff, hard, harsh, heartless, impolite, inhuman, inhumane, insensitive, merciless, pitiless, remorseless, rough, rude, ruthless, savage, severe, swinish, terrible, uncivil, uncivilized, unfeeling, unkind, unmannerly, unmerciful, violent
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