cruelty

1. A cruel act;
   A deliberate infliction of pain and suffering (synset 100425602)
   is a type of: abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment - cruel or inhumane treatment
   subtypes:

   • impalement - the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
   • atrocity, inhumanity - an act of atrocious cruelty
   same as: inhuman treatment
2. Feelings of extreme heartlessness (synset 107521621)
   is a type of: coldheartedness, hardheartedness, heartlessness - an absence of concern for the welfare of others
   same as: mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness
3. The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance (synset 104852706)
   is a type of: malevolence, malevolency, malice - the quality of threatening evil
   subtypes:

   • brutality, ferociousness, savagery, viciousness - the trait of extreme cruelty
   • murderousness - cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder
   same as: cruelness, harshness

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