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| abusive |
inclined to treat others with cruelty or disrespect. [1/4 definitions] |
| anticruelty |
combined form of cruelty. |
| ASPCA |
abbreviation of "American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals," a national organization whose purpose is to take care of lost or stray dogs, cats, and other small animals. This organization tries to find people to adopt these animals as pets. |
| glitter |
to shine with a harsh cold light, or sometimes with greed or cruelty. [1/6 definitions] |
| inhumanity |
lack of pity, sympathy, or kindness; cruelty. [1/2 definitions] |
| outrage |
an act that causes a strong feeling of anger because of its violence or cruelty. [1/3 definitions] |
| pandour |
an eighteenth-century Croatian soldier noted for extreme brutality and cruelty. [1/2 definitions] |
| sadism |
extreme or depraved cruelty. |
| Spanish Inquisition |
a Spanish tribunal of about 1480 to 1830, founded to combat heresy and noted for its extreme cruelty. |
| SPCA |
an organization whose purpose is to take care of lost or stray dogs, cats, and other small animals. This organization tries to find people to adopt these animals as pets. "SPCA" is an abbreviation of "Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals." |
| tyranny |
unnecessary harshness; cruelty. [1/4 definitions] |
| tyrant |
a ruler who governs absolutely with unfairness and cruelty. [1/2 definitions] |
| vicious |
given to or characterized by violence or cruelty; savage; fierce. [1/3 definitions] |
| villainy |
the behavior or attitudes of a villain; wickedness, cruelty, or malice. [1/2 definitions] |
| wicked |
marked by heartless cruelty; malicious; malignant. [1/5 definitions] |
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