Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Brutalization /bro͞ot'-əl-əz-āshˌ-ən/ · Bru·tal·i·za·tion · IPA /brˈuːtələzˌeɪʃən/ 01 n. The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized. 1. The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized.