'Brutality' definitions:

Definition of 'brutality'

(from WordNet)
noun
The trait of extreme cruelty [syn: ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savagery]
noun
A brutal barbarous savage act [syn: brutality, barbarity, barbarism, savagery]

Definition of 'Brutality'

From: GCIDE
  • Brutality \Bru*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl. Brutalities. [Cf. F. brutalit['e].]
  • 1. The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An inhuman act. [1913 Webster]
  • The . . . brutalities exercised in war. --Brougham. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'brutality'

From: Moby Thesaurus