cruelty

English Thesaurus

1. a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering (noun.act)

hypernym	:	abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment,
definition	:	cruel or inhumane treatment (noun.act)

hyponym	:	impalement,
definition	:	the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture (noun.act)

hyponym	:	atrocity, inhumanity,
definition	:	an act of atrocious cruelty (noun.act)

2. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	malevolence, malevolency, malice,
definition	:	the quality of threatening evil (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	brutality, ferociousness, savagery, viciousness,
definition	:	the trait of extreme cruelty (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	murderousness,
definition	:	cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder (noun.attribute)

3. feelings of extreme heartlessness (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	coldheartedness, hardheartedness, heartlessness,
definition	:	an absence of concern for the welfare of others (noun.feeling)

4. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious,
definition	:	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering (adj.all)

derivation	:	harsh, rough,
definition	:	unkind or cruel or uncivil (adj.all)

5. feelings of extreme heartlessness (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	pitiless, unkind,
definition	:	deficient in humane and kindly feelings (adj.all)

derivation	:	merciless, unmerciful,
definition	:	having or showing no mercy (adj.all)

derivation	:	pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, unpitying,
definition	:	without mercy or pity (adj.all)

6. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious,
definition	:	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering (adj.all)

derivation	:	harsh, rough,
definition	:	unkind or cruel or uncivil (adj.all)

7. feelings of extreme heartlessness (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	pitiless, unkind,
definition	:	deficient in humane and kindly feelings (adj.all)

derivation	:	merciless, unmerciful,
definition	:	having or showing no mercy (adj.all)

derivation	:	pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, unpitying,
definition	:	without mercy or pity (adj.all)