6
crudeness(noun, power, violence, rudeness, disrespect)
6
cruelness(noun, quality, cruelty, atrocity, inhumanity)
6
discipline(noun, hardship, severity, strictness)
6
discord(noun, conflict, noise, disharmony, dissonance)
6
gracelessness(rudeness, indiscretion, thoughtlessness, vulgarity, crudeness)
6
gruffness(noun, sharpness, severity, roughness, hoarseness)
6
hoarseness(noun, quality, roughness, shrillness)
6
intensity(noun, force, attack, power, disorder)
6
rigidity(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
6
venom(noun, pain, hatred, resentment, hostility)
5
acidity(noun, sharpness, acerbity, mordancy, sourness)
5
acuteness(noun, force, attack, power, disorder)
5
bluntness(noun, rudeness, disrespect, disdain, nerve)
5
meanness(noun, dislike, disagreement, advantage, hatred)
5
oppressiveness(noun, difficulty, severity, heavy-handedness)
5
pungency(noun, sharpness, acerbity, acidity, mordancy)
5
savagery(noun, force, attack, violence, intensity)
5
starkness(noun, quality, severity, cruelty, atrocity)
5
stiffness(noun, firmness, severity, conformity, strictness)
5
unfeelingness(noun, violence, torture, cruelty, spite)
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