brutality

About 2.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The state of being brutal.
2. noun A cruel or savage act.
3. noun The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence.

   police brutality

Similar words

viciousness savageness savagery barbarism barbarity ferociousness brutal harshness barbarous barbaric

Often followed by

of and in that to is was which against

Word family

brutalities