Brutality and Carnage

Brutality

Brutality noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

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Carnage and brutality are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Carnage" instead a noun "Brutality".

Nearby Words: brutal, brutalize, brutally, brutalized

Carnage noun - The killing of a large number of people.

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Brutality and carnage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutality" instead a noun "Carnage".

pure	pure brutality	pure carnage
utter	utter brutality	utter carnage
sheer	sheer brutality	sheer carnage
brutal	brutal brutality	brutal carnage
Other adjectives: actual, violent, massive, extreme, vicious, horrible, senseless, extra, inevitable, random, maximum, aforementioned, horrific, over-the-top, psychopathic.

Anti-Villain: Siegmund is a type one, being decidedly disgusted by the carnage he sees and partakes in and utterly despises Siegfried for his cruelty, brutality, and fanaticism.

Source: Comic Book / Über
Police Brutality: The player can fall into this depending on how much carnage they feel like causing.

Source: Video Game / Crackdown
The cops cast a worried look at Gordon.Gordon: He's in control... Bloodless Carnage: Despite the brutality, there is very little blood (in order the preserve the PG-13 rating).

Source: Film / The Dark Knight

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