brutalism

noun

bru·​tal·​ism

ˈbrütᵊlˌizəm,

-ütᵊl-

plural -s

: a style in art and especially architecture using exaggeration and distortion to create its effect (as of massiveness or power)

brutalist

-ᵊlə̇st

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

brutal + -ism

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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