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brutalisms

brutalisms is the plural of brutalism.

Meaning of brutalism

Noun

brutalism (countable and uncountable, plural brutalisms)

  1. Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery.
    • Their punishments for crimes were of the most savage nature: and the absurdities of the Theodosian Code, together with the ancient customs of Germany, came to be all blended into a singular amalgamation of refinement and meanness,—of brutalism and bravery.1839, Earl of Clarendon, Speech to House of Lords, recorded in Mirror of Parliament, republished in 1840 January-June, The Eclectic Review, New Series, Volume 7, page 455

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Questions about brutalisms

What is brutalisms the plural of?
Brutalisms is the plural of brutalism.

Words near brutalisms in the dictionary

  1. brutalise
  2. brutalised
  3. brutalises
  4. brutalising
  5. brutalism
  6. brutalisms
  7. brutalist
  8. brutalistic
  9. brutalistically
  10. brutalists
  11. brutalitarian

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