Brutality and Intensity

Brutality

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

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Intensity and brutality are semantically related in fury topic. In some cases you can use "Intensity" instead a noun "Brutality".

Nearby Words: brutal, brutalize, brutally, brutalized

Intensity noun - Depth of feeling.

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Brutality and intensity are semantically related in fury topic. Sometimes you can use "Brutality" instead a noun "Intensity".

physical	physical brutality	physical intensity
low	low brutality	low intensity
sheer	sheer brutality	sheer intensity
actual	actual brutality	actual intensity
Other adjectives: violent, increased, great, sexual, extra, greater, maximum, frightening.

Thanks to Spielberg's brilliant and powerful execution, the intensity and brutality of those scenes will be haunting your nightmares for quite some time, no matter how jaded you are.

Source: Nightmare Fuel / Film
Thus the intensity and brutality shown is as real as it can get.

Source: Enforced Method Acting / Film
This is a measure of how detailed or graphic the violence is, not the quantity of it (the brutality, cruelty, intensity, and sadism of the violent acts are also taken into consideration somewhat, but not as much as how bloody or gory it is).

Source: Mohs Scale of Violence Hardness

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