22 entries under severity topic. ×

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autocracy(noun, control, government, cruelty)
14
tyranny(noun, control, understanding, power, knowledge)
13
despotism(noun, control, understanding, knowledge, grasp)
12
dictatorship(noun, control, government, cruelty)
5
oppression(noun, cruelty, domination, dictatorship)
1
coercion(noun, control, understanding, power, knowledge)
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reign of terror(expression, idiom, cruelty, oppression)
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arbitrary power(expression, idiom)
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assumption
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brute force(expression, idiom)
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brute strength(expression, idiom)
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domineering
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inquisition
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iron hand(expression, idiom)
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iron heel(expression, idiom)
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iron rule(expression, idiom)
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iron sway(expression, idiom)
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martial law(expression, idiom)
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strong hand(expression, idiom)
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tight grasp(expression, idiom)
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