cruelty
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(noun) a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering |
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Synonyms: inhuman treatment |
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Related Words: abuse, atrocity, ill-treatment, ill-usage, impalement, inhumanity, maltreatment |
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(noun) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance |
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Synonyms: cruelness, harshness |
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Related Words: bloodthirstiness, brutality, ferociousness, malevolence, malevolency, malice, murderousness, savageness, savagery, viciousness |
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(noun) feelings of extreme heartlessness |
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Synonyms: mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness |
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Related Words: coldheartedness, hardheartedness, heartlessness |
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