Brutalization

[bru:təlaɪ'zeɪʃən]

(noun.) an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities.

(noun.) the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously.

(noun.) the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner.

Edited by Bessie--From WordNet

(n.) The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized.

Edited by Griffith