What is another word for Cruelties?

Pronunciation: [kɹˈuːəltɪz] (IPA)

Cruelties refer to the act of inflicting physical or mental suffering on someone. Being a broad term, there are several synonyms that can be used for it, such as brutality, savagery, atrocity, inhumanity, viciousness, barbarity, and ruthlessness. These words describe actions that go beyond the normal boundaries of human behavior. They are used to convey emotions like anger, hatred, and disgust towards the perpetrator of such actions. Each of these synonyms has a slightly different connotation, and one can choose the word that best fits the context and the degree of severity of the act. Regardless of the word used, all these synonyms serve the same purpose of describing extreme forms of cruelty.

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Usage examples for Cruelties

She was too ignorant of the nature of the inquisition, to know that even innocence was not always a protection from its Cruelties; and she confided too surely in the virtue of her father, to believe that any accusation could prevail against him.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
He was haunted now by visions of Cruelties and sufferings being inflicted on some one he knew in a far-distant land; he pleaded with the torturers; he called for help; sometimes he said she was dead and released, and there was no more need for him to go away in a ship to seek for her.
"Prince Fortunatus"
William Black
Now in Port Said as well as in Alexandria, Cairo, and in the whole of Egypt nothing was the subject of more discussion than the Mahdi's insurrection and the Cruelties of the dervishes.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz

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