Synonyms|247Antonyms|29|Broader|12Narrower|6Related|102
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insensitiveness(noun, violence, severity, torture, cruelty)
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iron boot
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kaiserism
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malice(noun, violence, torture, cruelty, spite)
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malignity(noun, violence, severity, torture, cruelty)
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maltreatment(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
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martial law(noun, expression, idiom, abuse, misery)
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masochism(noun, violence, severity, torture, cruelty)
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meanness(noun, spite, malice, unkindness, nastiness)
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megalomania
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mercilessness(noun, violence, severity, torture, cruelty)
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monarchy(noun, form, rule, government)
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murderousness(noun, violence, severity, torture, cruelty)
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national socialism
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nazism
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one-party rule
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outlawry
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overthrowing(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
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paternalism
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pitilessness(noun, cruelty, harshness, unkindness, callousness)
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