brutal
adjective
uk/ˈbruː.təl/us/ˈbruː.t̬əl/C1
cruel,violent, andcompletelywithoutfeelings:
野蛮的，残忍的；兽性的a brutaldictator残暴的独裁者
He hadpresidedover a brutalregimein which thousands ofpeoplehad "disappeared".在他残暴的统治下，成千上万的人“失踪”了。
He wasimprisonedin 1945 for the brutalmurderof a twelve-year-oldgirl.1945年，他因残忍杀害了一名12岁女孩而入狱。
Synonyms
barbaric
barbarousformal
callous
cruel
despotic
hard(SEVERE)
harsh(UNKIND)
inhuman
sadistic
savage
tyrannical
tyrannous
vicious
violent
- violentHer ex-boyfriend was violent.
- aggressiveShe was very aggressive towards the TV reporters.
- ferociousA ferocious dog guarded the house.
- fierceThe battle for the stronghold was fierce, with hundreds of soldiers killed.
- savageIt was a savage attack.
- brutalHe was jailed for the brutal crime.
notconsideringsomeone'sfeelings:
直截了当的；不顾及他人感受的Shespokewith brutalhonesty- I was toooldfor thejob.她毫不留情地直接告诉我，我年纪太大，不适合这份工作。
- This was aparticularlybrutal andcowardlyattack.
- Therebelarmybehavedin a brutalfashion.
- The psychologist'sattitudeseemedfartoocasual,evenbrutal.
- Shewroteathrillerabout a brutalserialkiller.
- Theassaultwaspremeditatedandparticularlybrutal.
Violent or aggressive
- aggressive
- aggressively
- aggressiveness
- aggro
- agonistic
- fierce
- fierceness
- fighting words
- flex
- flexyourmusclesidiom
- pugnacity
- rabble-rousing
- raging
- Rambo
- rampage
- viciousness
- violence
- warlike
- warmonger
- warmongering
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Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
Not being friendly