46 entries under cruelty topic. ×

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harshness(noun, power, abuse, easy, difficulty)
14
severity(noun, power, abuse, easy, difficulty)
12
callousness(noun, insensitivity, coldness, impenitence)
8
unfeelingness
6
ruthlessness(noun, harshness, insensitivity, sternness)
5
hardship(noun, abuse, difficulty, misery, suffering)
5
remorselessness(noun, impenitence)
4
brutality(noun, power, abuse, violence, misery)
4
hardheartedness(noun, discipline, firmness, severity)
3
cold-bloodedness(noun, insensitivity)
3
oppression(noun, misery, hardship, domination)
2
cruel-heartedness(noun, quality, atrocity, inhumanity)
2
impenetrability(noun, protection, security, rigidity)
1
abusiveness(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
1
autocracy(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
1
calamity(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
1
control(noun, abuse, balance, firmness, misery)
1
despotism(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
1
dictatorship(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
1
fascism(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
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