cruelty

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noun

1. a cruel act;
a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
inhuman treatment
• Hypernyms:
maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse
• Hyponyms:
impalement, atrocity, inhumanity
2. feelings of extreme heartlessness (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness
• Derivationally related forms:
ruthless (for: ruthlessness), pitiless (for: pitilessness), merciless (for: mercilessness)
• Hypernyms:
heartlessness, coldheartedness, hardheartedness
3. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
cruelness, harshness
• Derivationally related forms:
harsh (for: harshness), cruel (for: cruelness)
• Hypernyms:
malevolence, malevolency, malice
• Hyponyms:
ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savagery, murderousness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cruelness, harshness, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness, inhuman treatment