75 entries under cruelty topic. ×

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fiendishness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
3
localism(noun, speech, brutality, viciousness)
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vernacularism(noun, speech, brutality, viciousness)
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atrociousness
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catachresis(noun, harm, waste, speech, corruption)
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cruel-heartedness(noun, quality, atrocity, inhumanity)
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depravity(noun, violence, severity, vulgarity, torture)
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hardheartedness(noun, torture, harshness, malice)
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harshness(noun, violence, torture, spite)
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mercilessness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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pitilessness(noun, harshness, unkindness, coldness)
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provincialism(noun, speech, brutality, viciousness)
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ruthlessness(noun, violence, severity, outrage, torture)
2
viciousness(noun, violence, severity, outrage, torture)
1
callousness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
1
choke hold(expression, violence, atrocity, viciousness)
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coldness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
1
cruel treatment(expression, harm, waste, violence, corruption)
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despotism(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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ferociousness(noun, brutality, viciousness)
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