79 entries under cruelty topic. ×

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torment(noun, worry, abuse, distress, want)
15
subjugation(noun, oppression, domination, coercion)
14
torture(noun, distress, pain, violence, torment)
14
abuse(noun, slight, damage, evil, harm)
13
tyranny(noun, torture, oppression, domination)
9
harassment(noun, charge, strike, distress, pain)
9
maltreatment(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
4
hardship(noun, abuse, distress, burden, want)
2
despotism(noun, abuse, violence, misery, suffering)
2
injury(noun, worry, damage, abuse, harm)
2
injustice(noun, slight, damage, abuse, evil)
2
severity(noun, abuse, violence, misery, suffering)
1
abusiveness(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
1
animality(noun, violence, severity, torture)
1
autocracy(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, hardship)
1
barbarism(noun, violence, severity, torture)
1
barbarity(noun, violence, severity, torture)
1
bestiality(noun, violence, severity, torture)
1
bloodthirstiness(noun, violence, severity, torture)
1
brutality(noun, abuse, violence, misery, suffering)
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