"cruelty" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

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
is a type of: coldheartedness, hardheartedness, heartlessness - an absence of concern for the welfare of others

same as: mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness
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