cruelness

Definitions of cruelness
  1. noun
    the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
    synonyms: cruelty, harshness
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    types:
    brutality, ferociousness, savagery, viciousness
    the trait of extreme cruelty
    murderousness
    cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder
    type of:
    malevolence, malevolency, malice
    the quality of threatening evil
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