Synonyms of the word

cruelty

• n. (uncountable) An indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.
• n. (countable) A cruel act.

abuse

• n. Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice…
• n. Misuse; improper use; perversion.
• n. (obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.
• n. Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.
• n. (now rare) Catachresis.
• n. Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.
• n. Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a…
• v. (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose…
• v. (transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
• v. (transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner…
• v. (transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of…
• v. (transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) Misrepresent; adulterate.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
• v. (transitive, obsolete, Scotland) Disuse.

coldheartedness

• n. Alternative spelling of cold-heartedness.

cruelness

• n. The state of being cruel; cruelty.

hardheartedness

• n. (uncountable) The state of being hardhearted.
• n. (countable) A hardhearted thought or act.

harshness

• n. The quality of being harsh.

heartlessness

• n. the characteristic of being heartless.

ill-treatment

• n. bad, unkind or abusive treatment.

ill-usage

• n. bad, cruel or unkind treatment.

malevolence

• n. Hostile attitude or feeling.
• n. Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude.

malice

• n. Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.
• n. (law) An intention to do injury to another party. In many jurisdictions malice is a distinguishing factor…

maltreatment

• n. Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.

mercilessness

• n. The property of being merciless.

pitilessness

• n. The condition of being pitiless.

ruthlessness

• n. The property of being ruthless.