16
despotism(noun, control, power, command, misery)
16
injustice(noun, wrong, damage, abuse, neglect)
14
tyranny(noun, control, power, command, severity)
13
domination(noun, control, power, command, misery)
12
persecution(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, reverse)
11
subjugation(noun, cruelty, domination, conquest, coercion)
10
repression(noun, control, power, burden, command)
10
torment(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, lack)
9
abuse(noun, wrong, slight, damage, evil)
9
cruelty(noun, misery, hardship, coercion, suppression)
9
severity(noun, misery, hardship, cruelty, subjection)
9
dictatorship(noun, control, power, command, misery)
8
suppression
8
coercion(noun, pressure, misery, hardship, severity)
8
oppressiveness(noun, domination, dictatorship)
8
subjection(noun, misery, hardship, torture, cruelty)
7
depression(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety, struggle)
7
autocracy(noun, misery, government, hardship, severity)
7
calamity(noun, trouble, difficulty, lack, torment)
7
enslavement(noun, burden, service, domination, encumbrance)
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