165 entries under noun topic. ×

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rancour(violence, atrocity, mercilessness)
10
bestiality(violence, atrocity, mercilessness)
10
harshness(violence, atrocity, mercilessness)
10
malice(violence, atrocity, mercilessness)
10
meanness(violence, atrocity, mercilessness)
10
oppression(misery, hardship, coercion, suppression)
10
severity(violence, atrocity, mercilessness)
10
truculence(violence, atrocity, mercilessness)
10
unkindness(violence, atrocity, mercilessness)
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cruelness(violence, nastiness, malevolence, viciousness)
8
cold-bloodedness(harshness, unkindness, coldness, viciousness)
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coldheartedness(violence, atrocity, mercilessness)
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malevolence(slight, damage, abuse, evil)
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banemalenty(characteristic, atrocity, coldheartedness)
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hatred(bitterness, spite, malice, meanness)
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maliciousness(evil, hatred, bitterness, spite)
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acrimony(violence, atrocity, mercilessness, coldheartedness)
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animosity(hatred, spite, meanness, nastiness)
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antipathy(hatred, spite, meanness, nastiness)
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barbarousness(violence, brutality, atrocity, viciousness)
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