B2adjectivecrimeconflict
US/ˈbruː.təl/
UK/ˈbruː.təl/
cruel and violent; also, very harsh or direct in a way that hurts
In context
The film shows the brutal reality of life in a war zone.
Police arrested a man for a brutal attack on a shopkeeper.
The winter was brutal, with temperatures far below zero for weeks.
Words that go with brutal
adjective + noun
- brutal attackThe brutal attack shocked the whole city.
- brutal murderPolice are investigating a brutal murder.
- brutal honestyI appreciate your brutal honesty.
- brutal regimeThe brutal regime lasted twenty years.
- brutal truthThe brutal truth is that we lost.
- brutal winterIt was a brutal winter for farmers.