brutality

Converse of object

• expose: He is particularly proud of a report he made in 1999, which exposed police brutality in South Africa.
• justify: There is no cause, no religion, that can justify such brutality.
• suffer: Many died in captivity and many suffered appalling brutality.
• witness: Quite a number have witnessed brutality or relatives being killed.
• reveal: Fast camera changes relay the frenzy of battle and close-ups reveal the brutality of it.

Preposition: against

civilian: This conflict escalated into civil war and a campaign of brutality against civilians.

Adjective modifier

• sheer: The first time you see the game in action, the sheer brutality of the game's new impact punches soon becomes starkly clear.
• appalling: Many died in captivity and many suffered appalling brutality.
• utmost: Fifteen death sentences were carried out, all with the utmost brutality.

Noun used with modifier

police: In five cases, the victims of police brutality died.

Preposition: of

• regime: The US cares nothing for the brutality of regimes like those in Congo, Gabon or Nigeria.
• soldier: The brutality of the Japanese soldiers shocked the British.
• war: The brutality of the war in Chechnya was played out in miniature against the children of Beslan.
• police: The media attempted its usual distortions but tens of thousands had seen the brutality of the police first hand.

Preposition: by

police: April 2000 A protest is met with " unaccustomed brutality by riot police " .