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Cruelty stripped of all pretense, wearing its violence proudly and without apology.
means Savage, merciless harshness — physical or otherwise — inflicted with deliberate disregard for suffering.
from From Latin brutus, meaning dull, heavy, or stupid — the same root as brute, framing brutality as the intelligence-free language of force.
Architecture twistBrutalism comes from beton brut, raw concrete, not cruelty.
Legal termPolice brutality entered courts and headlines by mid-1900s.
Honest cousinBrutal honesty borrows the word to excuse rudeness.