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theatre of cruelty

the·a·tre of cru·el·ty
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thee-uh-ter, theeuh - uhv, ov kroo-uh l-tee]
    • /ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə- ʌv, ɒv ˈkru əl ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thee-uh-ter, theeuh - uhv, ov kroo-uh l-tee]
    • /ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə- ʌv, ɒv ˈkru əl ti/

Definition of theatre of cruelty words

  • noun theatre of cruelty a type of theatre advocated by Antonin Artaud in Le Théâtre et son double that seeks to communicate to its audience a sense of pain, suffering, and evil, using gesture, movement, sound, and symbolism rather than language 0

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theatre of cruelty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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