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mercilessness

DEFINITIONS OF: mercilessness

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n feelings of extreme heartlessness

Synonyms:
cruelty, pitilessness, ruthlessness
Type of:
coldheartedness, hardheartedness, heartlessness
an absence of concern for the welfare of others

n inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving

Synonyms:
unmercifulness
Antonyms:
mercifulness, mercy
a disposition to be kind and forgiving
Types:
pitilessness, ruthlessness
mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity
inexorability, inexorableness, relentlessness
mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
Type of:
inhumaneness, inhumanity
the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others
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