different between abusive vs brutal

English

Etymology

First attested in the 1530s. From French abusif, from Latin ab?s?vus, from abusus + -ivus (“-ive”). Equivalent to abuse +? -ive.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??bju?.s?v/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??bju.s?v/, /??bju.z?v/

Adjective

abusive (comparative more abusive, superlative most abusive)

1. Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

2. (obsolete) Tending to deceive; fraudulent. [Attested only from the early to mid 17th century.]
   • 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain

     an abusive treaty

3. (archaic) Tending to misuse; practising or containing abuse. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
4. Being physically or emotionally injurious; characterized by repeated violence or other abuse.
5. Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
6. (archaic) Catachrestic. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

Synonyms

• (prone to treating badly): reproachful, scurrilous, opprobrious, insolent, insulting, injurious, offensive, reviling, berating, vituperative

Derived terms

• abusively
• abusiveness

Translations

References

French

Adjective

abusive

1. feminine singular of abusif

Italian

Adjective

abusive

1. feminine plural of abusivo

Latin

Adjective

ab?s?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of ab?s?vus

References

• abusive in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin br?tus (“dull, stupid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?u?t?l/
• Rhymes: -u?t?l

Adjective

brutal (comparative more brutal, superlative most brutal)

2. Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
3. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
4. Harsh; unrelenting
5. Disagreeably precise or penetrating
6. (music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
7. Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.

Synonyms

• barbaric
• cold-blooded
• savage
• vicious

Antonyms

• gentle
• kind

Related terms

• brutality
• brutally
• brute
• brutish

Translations

Further reading

• brutal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• brutal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• brutal at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Brault

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin brutalis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /b?u?tal/

Adjective

brutal (masculine and feminine plural brutals)

1. brutal

Derived terms

• brutalisme
• brutalitat
• brutalment

Related terms

• brut

Further reading

• “brutal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Etymology

From French brutal, from Latin br?tus (“dull, stupid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruta?l/, [b??u?t?æ??l]

Adjective

brutal

1. brutal
2. savage

Inflection

Derived terms

• brutalitet

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin br?t?lis (“savage, stupid”), from br?tus (“dull, stupid”). See brut and -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?y.tal/

Adjective

brutal (feminine singular brutale, masculine plural brutaux, feminine plural brutales)

1. brutal

Noun

brutal m (plural brutaux, feminine brutale)

1. person who acts brutally

Derived terms

• brutalement
• brutaliser
• brutalité

Further reading

• “brutal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• brulât, brûlât

German

Etymology

From Latin brutalis, from brutus (“dull, stupid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?u?ta?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

brutal (comparative brutaler, superlative am brutalsten)

1. brutal

Declension

Synonyms

• barbarisch
• kaltblütig

Antonyms

• freundlich

Related terms

• Brutalität

Further reading

• “brutal” in Duden online

Indonesian

Etymology

From English brutal, from Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin br?tus (“dull, stupid”). Doublet of bruto, guru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?brutal]
• Hyphenation: bru?tal

Adjective

brutal (plural brutal-brutal)

1. (colloquial) brutal
   1. violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel.

      Synonym: kejam

   2. harsh; unrelenting.

      Synonym: kasar

Further reading

• “brutal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin brutus, via French brutal.

Adjective

brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)

1. brutal

Related terms

• brutalitet

References

• “brutal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin brutus, via French brutal.

Adjective

brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)

1. brutal

Related terms

• brutalitet

References

• “brutal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Alternative forms

• brutau (Limousin)

Adjective

brutal m (feminine singular brutala, masculine plural brutals, feminine plural brutalas) (Languedoc)

1. brutal

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 132.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin brutalis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /b?u?ta?/
• Hyphenation: bru?tal

Adjective

brutal m or f (plural brutais, comparable)

1. brutal, brutish
2. (colloquial) huge
3. (colloquial) fantastic, extraordinary

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin brutalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bru?tal/

Adjective

brutal m or n (feminine singular brutal?, masculine plural brutali, feminine and neuter plural brutale)

1. brutal

Declension

Related terms

• brut
• brutalitate
• brutaliza
• brutalizare

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin br?t?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?u?tal/, [b?u?t?al]

Adjective

brutal (plural brutales)

1. brutal

Derived terms

• brutalidad
• brutalismo
• brutalizar
• brutalmente

Related terms

• bruto

Further reading

• “brutal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Etymology

From French brutal from Medieval Latin brutalis, from br?tus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

brutal (comparative brutalare, superlative brutalast)

1. brutal

Declension

Related terms

• brutalisera

Anagrams

• bultar