noun
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
• Syn: ↑cruelty
• Hypernyms: ↑maltreatment, ↑ill-treatment, ↑ill-usage, ↑abuse
• Hyponyms: ↑impalement, ↑atrocity, ↑inhumanity
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.