Hard-heartedness
Sadism and hard-heartedness are semantically related in brutality topic. In some cases you can use "Sadism" instead a noun phrase "Hard-heartedness", when it comes to topics like cruelty.
Sadism
Sadism noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: a troubled youth with a streak of sadism in him
Hard-heartedness and sadism are semantically related in cruelty topic. You can use "Hard-heartedness" instead a noun "Sadism".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brutality and hard-heartedness
- brutality and sadism
- savagery and hard-heartedness
- savagery and sadism
- severity and hard-heartedness
- severity and sadism
- harshness and hard-heartedness
- harshness and sadism
- depravity and hard-heartedness
- depravity and sadism
- malice and hard-heartedness
- malice and sadism
- inhumanity and hard-heartedness
- inhumanity and sadism
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