Brutality
Brutality noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: the police were accused of brutality for using excessive force in making arrests
Spitefulness and brutality are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spitefulness" instead a noun "Brutality".
Spitefulness
Spitefulness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Brutality and spitefulness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutality" instead a noun "Spitefulness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- savagery and brutality
- savagery and spitefulness
- severity and brutality
- severity and spitefulness
- harshness and brutality
- harshness and spitefulness
- wickedness and brutality
- wickedness and spitefulness
- malevolence and brutality
- malevolence and spitefulness
- maliciousness and brutality
- maliciousness and spitefulness
- malignity and brutality
- malignity and spitefulness
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Spitefulness and Brutality. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutality/spitefulness
Brutality & Spitefulness. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutality/spitefulness>.
Spitefulness or Brutality. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutality/spitefulness.
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