Thesaurus: cruelty

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1. n. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity.
2. n. A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain.
3. n. a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
4. n. feelings of extreme heartlessness
5. n. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
6. 1. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity. Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty. Shak. 2. A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain. Cruelties worthy of the dungeons of the Inquisition. Macualay.
7. n:100 n. a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering n. feelings of extreme heartlessness n. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance