relentless
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relentless
Without regard for other people's feelings; direct, open, and often harsh in criticism or presentation. It can also describe a merciless or ruthless action.
Der Bericht deckt die Missstände in der Firma schonungslos auf.
The report relentlessly exposes the problems at the company.
The word is made up of the verb 'schonen' (to spare) and the ending '-los' (-less). '-los' means 'without', so 'schonungslos' literally means 'without sparing'.
Die Journalistin stellte dem Politiker schonungslose Fragen.
The journalist asked the politician relentless questions.
'Schonungslos' is often used to describe a direct and harsh style of communication or analysis. Typical collocations are 'schonungslose Kritik' (relentless criticism), 'schonungslose Offenheit' (brutal honesty), and 'schonungslose Analyse' (relentless analysis).
In seiner Rede übte er schonungslose Kritik an der Regierung.
In his speech, he voiced relentless criticism of the government.
'Schonungslos' can also be used as an adverb to modify a verb. It then describes that an action is carried out in a direct and ruthless way.
Der Film zeigt schonungslos die Realität des Krieges.
The film shows the reality of war relentlessly.
brutal
Brutal and schonungslos can describe harsh, direct criticism. Brutal primarily evaluates its unpleasant or shocking effect. Schonungslos specifically emphasizes that the person giving the criticism has no regard for other people's feelings and does not sugarcoat anything.
Seine Kritik an meinem Entwurf war schonungslos und nahm keine Rücksicht auf meine Gefühle.
His criticism of my draft was unsparing and showed no regard for my feelings.
Seine Kritik an meinem Entwurf war brutal direkt.
His criticism of my draft was brutally direct.
