3
rigidity(noun, discipline, firmness, severity, harshness)
3
rigor(noun, discipline, firmness, severity, harshness)
2
abrasiveness
2
cruel-heartedness(noun, quality, atrocity, inhumanity)
2
devilry
2
grossness(violence, atrocity, viciousness)
2
hatefulness(noun, evil, anger, hatred, bitterness)
2
hellishness(noun, pitilessness)
2
hurtfulness(noun, bitterness, spitefulness, maliciousness, venom)
2
inhumaneness(violence, viciousness)
2
inhumanness(nastiness, inhumanity, rottenness)
2
iniquity(noun, wrong, slight, damage, evil)
2
rigour
2
torment(noun, abuse, harm, misery, suffering)
2
unkindheartedness(noun, aroused negative)
2
wildness(noun, adjective, force, attack, disorder)
1
bloodlust
1
oppressiveness(noun, oppression, domination, dictatorship, painfulness)
1
austerity(noun, discipline, firmness, severity, harshness)
1
duress(force, attack, power, disorder, intensity)
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