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| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. [1/6 definitions] |
| atrocious |
very evil, cruel, or brutal. [1/2 definitions] |
| beast |
a part of human nature which is rude, cruel, or like a wild animal. [1/2 definitions] |
| bloodthirsty |
eager to cause or interested in acts of bloodshed; cruel. |
| bloody |
cruel; vicious. [1/3 definitions] |
| brutal |
cruel or savage. |
| brute |
a cruel or unkind person. [1/2 definitions] |
| cold-blooded |
done without kindness or other feelings; cruel. [1/2 definitions] |
| cruelty |
the state or characteristic of being cruel. [2 definitions] |
| devil |
a bad, cruel, or wicked person; villain. [1/3 definitions] |
| inhuman |
without human feelings such as warmth, mercy, or sympathy; cruel, brutal, or not caring. |
| iron |
stern or cruel; hard. [1/9 definitions] |
| massacre |
the killing of a large number of people or animals in a cruel and violent manner. [2 definitions] |
| mean2 |
not nice; nasty or cruel. [1/2 definitions] |
| monster |
a person who is mean or cruel. [1/4 definitions] |
| murder |
to kill a person in a way that is deliberate or cruel. [1/2 definitions] |
| ogre |
a very evil, ugly, or cruel person. [1/2 definitions] |
| oppress |
to treat in a way that is cruel or not fair. [1/2 definitions] |
| persecute |
to continually treat in a cruel or harsh way because of race, religion, political ideas, or some other difference. |
| persecution |
the act of continually treating others in a cruel way because of race, religion, politics, or some other difference; or the condition of being treated in this way. |
| ruthless |
having no mercy or sympathy; cruel. |
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