27 entries under severity topic. ×

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barbarism(noun, speech, violence, torture)
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brutishness(noun, violence, torture, coarseness)
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callousness(noun, violence, torture, coarseness)
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spitefulness(noun, violence, hatred, torture)
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unfeelingness(noun, violence, torture, coarseness)
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sadism(noun, violence, torture, coarseness)
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despotism(noun, abuse, violence, misery, suffering)
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fiendishness(noun, violence, torture, coarseness)
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savageness(noun, violence, torture, coarseness)
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coarseness(noun, violence, torture, spite)
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torture(noun, abuse, harm, violence, torment)
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animality(noun, violence, torture, coarseness)
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coldness(noun, violence, torture, coarseness)
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malignity(noun, violence, hatred, torture)
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wickedness(noun, trouble, wrong, slight, damage)
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murderousness(noun, adjective, force, attack, disorder)
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persecution(noun, slight, damage, abuse, harm)
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depravity(noun, trouble, evil, harm, violence)
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hard-heartedness(noun, violence, torture, coarseness)
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insensibility(noun, violence, torture, coarseness)
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