cruelty

1. n. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity. Source: opted

2. n. A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain. Source: opted

3. n. a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering Source: wordnet

4. n. feelings of extreme heartlessness Source: wordnet

5. n. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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 Source: ecdict

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