Synonyms: cruelty, inhuman treatment
Definition: a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
Similar words: ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment, abuse
Definition: cruel or inhumane treatment
Usage: the child showed signs of physical abuse
Synonyms: cruelness, cruelty, harshness
Definition: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Similar words: malevolence, malevolency, malice
Definition: the quality of threatening evil
Synonyms: mercilessness, cruelty, ruthlessness, pitilessness
Definition: feelings of extreme heartlessness
Similar words: hardheartedness, heartlessness, coldheartedness
Definition: an absence of concern for the welfare of others