32
harshness(noun, quality, attitude, disrespect, behaviour)
24
cruelty(noun, quality, attitude, behaviour, harshness)
16
animosity(noun, quality, cruelty, meanness, malevolence)
15
meanness(noun, quality, honor, attitude, behaviour)
14
malevolence(noun, quality, hatred, will, cruelty)
14
spite(noun, quality, respect, regard, attitude)
14
hatred(noun, quality, cruelty, meanness, malevolence)
13
malice(noun, quality, respect, attitude, kindness)
13
unkindness(noun, quality, love, like, cruelty)
11
avarice(noun, quality, greed, cupidity)
11
bad manners(expression, quality, disrespect, audacity, acrimony)
10
selfishness(noun, quality, cruelty, meanness, malevolence)
9
boorishness(noun, quality, disrespect, audacity, acrimony)
9
wickedness(noun, quality, attitude, behaviour, cruelty)
8
barbarity(noun, quality, attitude, disrespect, behaviour)
8
callousness(noun, attitude, behaviour, harshness, nastiness)
8
evil(noun, quality, cruelty, atrocity, inhumanity)
8
heartlessness(noun, attitude, behaviour, harshness, nastiness)
8
rancor(noun, quality, attitude, behaviour, cruelty)
8
tactlessness(noun, quality, disrespect, audacity, acrimony)
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