56 entries under cruelty topic. ×

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abuse(noun, help, wrong, damage, harm)
10
ill-treatment(noun, help, wrong, abuse, harm)
7
mistreatment(noun, help, wrong, abuse, harm)
6
injury(noun, damage, abuse, harm, waste)
6
oppression(noun, wrong, damage, abuse, harm)
6
persecution(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
5
violation(noun, wrong, damage, abuse, violence)
4
harm(noun, damage, abuse, waste, neglect)
4
injustice(noun, wrong, damage, abuse, neglect)
4
violence(noun, damage, destruction, injury)
3
damage(noun, wrong, abuse, violence, breach)
3
subjugation(noun, domination, coercion)
2
brutality(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
2
harassment(noun, torture, oppression, domination)
2
manhandling(noun, violence, mistreatment)
2
torment(noun, abuse, harm, misery, suffering)
2
tyranny(noun, torture, oppression, domination)
1
abusiveness(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
1
autocracy(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
1
calamity(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
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