gratuitous

🇺🇸 /ɡrəˈtuːɪtəs/ 🇬🇧 /ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs/
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Something done without a good reason, often causing harm or offense.

The gratuitous violence in the movie was unnecessary and disturbing.

translation

adj. Something done without a good reason, often causing harm or offense.