Cruelty and Exploitation

Cruelty

Cruelty noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

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Exploitation and cruelty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exploitation" instead a noun "Cruelty".

Nearby Words: cruel, cruelly

Exploitation noun - An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

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Cruelty and exploitation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruelty" instead a noun "Exploitation".

human	human cruelty	human exploitation
blatant	blatant cruelty	blatant exploitation
brutal	brutal cruelty	brutal exploitation
vicious	vicious cruelty	vicious exploitation
Other adjectives: excessive, merciless, callous, potential, deliberate, mental, outright, further, horrific, institutionalized.

Other scenes give the same treatment to Toplessness from the Back; nudity in this film always seems to be more associated with exploitation and cruelty than eroticism.

Source: Film / Django Unchained
Cruelty — brutality — exploitation... These are the enemies of the people — The enemies of Anarky!

Source: Comic Book / Anarky
Video Game Cruelty Potential: It's there and readily available for your exploitation.

Source: Video Game / Crackdown

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