The girl was at the mercy of his cruelty.
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Cruelty
/ˈkɹuː(ə)lti/
Synonyms for "cruelty" (98 found)
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Noun(9 words)
brutalitiesbrutalitybrutalizingcallousnesscruelnesscruelty to animalsevilnessheinousnessinhuman treatment
Adjective(2 words)
cruel actcruel disposition
Related words (49)
inhumanenessinhumanitymercilessnessoutragepitilessnessrelentlessnessremorselessnessruthlessnesssadismsadistic crueltysanguineousnesssavageryseverityshort shrifttender merciestruculenceuncompassionatenessunfeelingnessunforgivingnessunmercifulness
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Noun(21 words)
inhumanitiesinhumanitymalicemalignitymaltreatment of animalsmeannessmercilessnessnastinesspitilessnessrackingruthlessnesssadismsavagenesssavageriestorturetorturestorturingtyrannyunkindnessviciousness
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Verb(1 words)
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6 entriesact of crueltyanimal crueltybrutal crueltycruelty to animalscruelty toward othershabitual cruelty
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13 total sentences available.
We deplore your cruelty to animals.
Source: tatoeba (70431)
The cruelty of the torture in the police station is beyond description.
Source: tatoeba (238402)
Cruelty is quite alien to his nature.
Source: tatoeba (245209)
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