Barbarousness
Barbarousness noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: the utter barbarousness of slavery outraged the abolitionists
Mercilessness and barbarousness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mercilessness" instead a noun "Barbarousness".
Mercilessness
Mercilessness noun - Feelings of extreme heartlessness.
Barbarousness and mercilessness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barbarousness" instead a noun "Mercilessness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brutality and barbarousness
- brutality and mercilessness
- savagery and barbarousness
- savagery and mercilessness
- harshness and barbarousness
- harshness and mercilessness
- depravity and barbarousness
- depravity and mercilessness
- wickedness and barbarousness
- wickedness and mercilessness
- atrocity and barbarousness
- atrocity and mercilessness
- inhumanity and barbarousness
- inhumanity and mercilessness
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