1. (noun) a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

• inhuman treatment

2. (noun) feelings of extreme heartlessness

• mercilessness
• pitilessness
• ruthlessness

3. (noun) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

• cruelness
• harshness

1. (noun) a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

• abuse
• ill-treatment
• ill-usage
• maltreatment

2. (noun) feelings of extreme heartlessness

• coldheartedness
• hardheartedness
• heartlessness

3. (noun) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

• malevolence
• malevolency
• malice

1. (noun) a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

• atrocity
• inhumanity
• impalement

2. (noun) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

• brutality
• ferociousness
• savagery
• viciousness
• murderousness

1. (noun) feelings of extreme heartlessness

• merciless
• unmerciful
• pitiless
• unkind
• pitiless
• remorseless
• ruthless
• unpitying

2. (noun) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

• barbarous
• brutal
• cruel
• fell
• roughshod
• savage
• vicious
• harsh
• rough