brutalizing
Definition
Causing brutalization or degradation; that stultifies, stupefies, or degrades the intellectual and moral faculties of a person; destructive to human dignity.
Bilingual Equivalents
- brutalizing
- stultifying
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard gender and number inflections following regular modern Romanian morphological rules. |
| Formation | Natively formed by attaching the active adjectival suffix '-ant' to the regular verb stem of 'a abrutiza'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.bru.ti.ˈzant] |
| Source | Explanatory Dictionary of the Romanian Language / Contemporary Style Manuals |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Munca repetitivă în fabrică, fără nicio stimulare intelectuală, avea un efect abrutizant asupra tinerilor angajați.
EN: The repetitive factory work, without any intellectual stimulation, had a stultifying effect on the young employees.
RO: Propaganda agresivă din timpul regimului totalitar a funcționat ca un factor abrutizant pentru întreaga societate.
EN: The aggressive propaganda during the totalitarian regime functioned as a brutalizing factor for the entire society.
RO: Alcoolismul cronic este considerat de medici un viciu profund abrutizant, distrugând conexiunile neuronale.
EN: Chronic alcoholism is considered by doctors a profoundly degrading vice, destroying neuronal connections.
Idioms & Phrases
Efect abrutizant / Brutalizing effect / Stultifying impact
RO: Consecință psihologică negativă care reduce capacitatea de gândire critică și empatia unui individ.
EN: A negative psychological consequence that reduces an individual's capacity for critical thinking and empathy.
Mediu abrutizant / Degrading environment / Soul-crushing surroundings
RO: Context social sau profesional toxic care favorizează violența, primitivismul și pierderea valorilor morale.
EN: A toxic social or professional context that fosters violence, primitivism, and the loss of moral values.
Muncă abrutizantă / Backbreaking labor / Stupefying work
RO: Activitate fizică extrem de grea și monotonă care epuizează organismul și blochează dezvoltarea personală.
EN: An extremely heavy and monotonous physical activity that exhausts the body and blocks personal development.
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