Cruelty
Cruelty noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Hurtfulness and cruelty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hurtfulness" instead a noun "Cruelty".
Hurtfulness
Cruelty and hurtfulness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruelty" instead a noun "Hurtfulness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brutality and cruelty
- brutality and hurtfulness
- meanness and cruelty
- meanness and hurtfulness
- evil and cruelty
- evil and hurtfulness
- bitterness and cruelty
- bitterness and hurtfulness
- harshness and cruelty
- harshness and hurtfulness
- malignancy and cruelty
- malignancy and hurtfulness
- malice and cruelty
- malice and hurtfulness
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Hurtfulness and Cruelty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruelty/hurtfulness
Cruelty & Hurtfulness. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruelty/hurtfulness>.
Hurtfulness or Cruelty. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruelty/hurtfulness.
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