Another word for cruelty
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Noun
A cruel act or an instance of cruel behavior
- A truculent remark or behaviour
- Truculence
- The quality or condition of being inhuman or inhumane
- An inhuman or cruel act.
- Lack of pity or compassion.
- A bestial act or practice
- Sexual relations between a person and an animal
- Conduct or an action marked by depravity or brutality.
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Another word for cruelty
Noun
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- An atrocious act
- Atrocious behavior or condition; brutality, cruelty, etc.
- An appalling or atrocious act, situation, or object, especially an act of unusual or illegal cruelty inflicted by an armed force on civilians or prisoners.
- Resentful anger aroused by a violent or offensive act, or an instance of this:
- Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste:
- An act of extreme violence or viciousness:
- The quality of being harsh.
- A government or political system in which the ruler exercises absolute power.
- Government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
- Rule by or as if by a despot; absolute power or authority.
- The act of inquiring into a matter; an investigation.
- Any harsh or arbitrary suppression or punishment of dissidents or nonconformists
- An investigation that violates the privacy or rights of individuals, especially through rigorous or harsh interrogation.
- A persecuting or being persecuted
- The condition of being persecuted.
- The act or practice of persecuting on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs that differ from those of the persecutor.
- Excruciating physical or mental pain; agony:
- An experience or cause of severe pain or anguish:
- Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion.
- The condition of being relentless.
- The characteristic of being heartless
- The state of being unnatural.
- The characteristic of being bloodthirsty.
- The quality of being fiendish.
- The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; obstinacy.
- (Countable) Something monstrous.
- (Uncountable) The state or condition of being monstrous.
- The characteristic or quality of being grim
- The characteristic of being brutish.
- The state or quality of being ferocious
- Animals considered as a group; the animal kingdom.
- The animal instincts of humans as distinct from their spiritual nature.
- Animal life
- A bestial act or practice
- Sexual relations between a person and an animal
- Conduct or an action marked by depravity or brutality.
- The state of being fierce.
- The condition of being insensitive
- The quality, state, or fact of being indifferent
- Lack of concern, interest, or feeling; apathy
- Lack of importance, meaning, or worth
- The state or condition of being unfeeling.
- The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.
- The relative lack of heat.
- Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.
- (Rare) Poison of any kind
- The poison secreted by some snakes, spiders, insects, etc., introduced into the body of the victim by bite or sting
- A poisonous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted to prey or to attackers by a bite or sting.
- A continuing and bitter hate or ill will; deep spite or malice
- Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will:
- An improper motive for an action, such as desire to cause injury to another.
- A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite.
- (Law) The intent to commit an unlawful act without justification or excuse.
- The condition or quality of being highly dangerous or injurious; deadliness.
- Persistent, intense ill will or desire to harm others; great malice
- A malignant act, event, or feeling
- Rigorous or trying character
- Strictness; harshness
- The act or an instance of severe behavior, especially punishment.
- The property of being ruthless
- A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
- The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
- The state or condition of being unmerciful.
- The state or quality of being barbarous.
- The property of being merciless
- The condition of having no civilizing influences or refined culture; ignorance or crudity:
- A barbaric act.
- Savage violence or cruelty:
- The quality or condition of being inhuman or inhumane
- An inhuman or cruel act.
- Lack of pity or compassion.
- The getting of pleasure from inflicting physical or psychological pain on another or others
- The deriving of sexual gratification from fantasies or acts that involve causing others to suffer physical or mental pain.
- The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty.
- The condition of being uncivilized or uncultured:
- A crude or coarse taste, manner, form, etc.
- Savage brutality or cruelty:
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