brutalize
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/ˈbruːtəlaɪz/
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/ˈbruːtəlaɪz/
To make someone unable to feel normal human emotions like sympathy for others who are suffering.
The war brutalized the soldiers, making them hard and unfeeling.
戰爭使士兵們變得冷酷無情。
To treat someone in a cruel or violent way.
The guards brutalized the prisoners, hitting them without mercy.
看守殘酷地毆打囚犯,毫不留情。