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| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. [1/4 definitions] |
| animal |
a brutish, mean, or cruel person. [1/5 definitions] |
| atrocious |
very evil, cruel, or brutal. [1/2 definitions] |
| atrocity |
an exceptionally evil, ruthless, or cruel act. [2 definitions] |
| barbarity |
cruel or vicious behavior. [1/3 definitions] |
| barbarize |
to cause to become cruel or barbarous; brutalize. [1/4 definitions] |
| barbarous |
brutal; cruel. [1/3 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] |
| bloody-minded |
tending to be cruel, violent, or disruptive. |
| brutal |
cruel or savage. |
| brutality |
the condition or quality of being brutal or very cruel. [2 definitions] |
| brutalize |
to cause to be savage, merciless, or cruel. [1/2 definitions] |
| brute |
any animal that is not human. [2 definitions] |
| cold-blooded |
done without kindness or other feelings; cruel. [1/2 definitions] |
| cruelty |
the state or characteristic of being cruel. [2 definitions] |
| cutthroat |
a bloodthirsty, merciless, or cruel person, esp. a murderer. [2/5 definitions] |
| demon |
an evil, wicked, or cruel person. [1/4 definitions] |
| devil |
a bad, cruel, or wicked person; villain. [1/3 definitions] |
| Draconian |
(often l.c.) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
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