| cruelty | | |
| n. (act) | 1. cruelty, inhuman treatment | a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering. |
| ~ abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment | cruel or inhumane treatment.; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" |
| ~ impalement | the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture. |
| ~ atrocity, inhumanity | an act of atrocious cruelty. |
| n. (feeling) | 2. cruelty, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness | feelings of extreme heartlessness. |
| ~ coldheartedness, hardheartedness, heartlessness | an absence of concern for the welfare of others. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. cruelness, cruelty, harshness | the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance. |
| ~ brutality, ferociousness, viciousness, savagery | the trait of extreme cruelty. |
| ~ murderousness | cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder. |
| ~ malevolency, malevolence, malice | the quality of threatening evil. |
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