as in brutality
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others
centuries after he ravaged Europe, Attila the Hun remains notorious for his cruelty
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Author Gavi Rosenthal identifies the cruelty in canceling our nation’s collective efforts to treat the people of the world to our true benevolence.
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Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Over the course of the game, Anne, and the player, come to realize the unethical cruelty of her actions.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Ilya Slavin, 38, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide involving a DUI, reckless vehicular assault and animal cruelty.
—Graeme Taskerud, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
Officers added at the time that she'd been arrested and charged with assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, unlawful restraint in the first degree, cruelty to persons and reckless endangerment in the first degree.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Over the course of the game, Anne, and the player, come to realize the unethical cruelty of her actions.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Ilya Slavin, 38, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide involving a DUI, reckless vehicular assault and animal cruelty.
—Graeme Taskerud, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
Officers added at the time that she'd been arrested and charged with assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, unlawful restraint in the first degree, cruelty to persons and reckless endangerment in the first degree.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Cruelty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruelty. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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