18
cruelty(noun, slight, damage, abuse, harm)
16
oppression(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, reverse)
15
torment(noun, worry, abuse, distress, want)
15
subjugation(noun, cruelty, oppression, domination, coercion)
14
torture(noun, distress, pain, violence, torment)
14
abuse(noun, slight, damage, evil, harm)
13
molestation(noun, annoyance, torture, nuisance, inexpedience)
13
tyranny(noun, torture, cruelty, oppression, domination)
12
suppression(noun, oppression)
11
mistreatment(noun, torture, oppression, affliction, harassment)
10
ill-treatment(noun, damage, harm, pain, suffering)
10
annoyance(noun, distress, pain, misery, suffering)
9
affliction(noun, trouble, worry, distress, want)
9
harassment(noun, charge, strike, distress, pain)
9
maltreatment(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
9
outrage(noun, damage, harm, pain, suffering)
7
anguish(noun, difficulty, distress, pain, torment)
7
bother(noun, verb, distress, pain, misery)
7
exile(noun, torture, oppression, affliction, harassment)
6
punishment(noun, punishment)
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