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92 entries under cruelty topic. ×

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abuse(noun, misery, suffering, hardship)
2
hardship(noun, abuse, misery, suffering)
2
savagery(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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terrorism(oppression, domination, dictatorship)
2
violence(viciousness, illegality)
1
abusiveness(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
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animality(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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barbarism(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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barbarity(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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bestiality(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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bloodthirstiness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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brutality(noun, abuse, violence, misery, suffering)
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brutishness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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calamity(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
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callousness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
1
coarseness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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cold-bloodedness(noun, harshness, unkindness, callousness)
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coldness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
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compulsion(noun, control, understanding, power, knowledge)
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control(noun, understanding, power, knowledge, abuse)
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