INHUMAN TREATMENT Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the phrase inhuman treatment. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INHUMAN TREATMENT
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cruelty | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering • feelings of extreme heartlessness • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||||||||
abuse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • cruel or inhumane treatment • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt • improper or excessive use verb • treat badly • change the inherent purpose or function of something • use foul or abusive language towards • use wrongly or improperly or excessively | ||||||||
atrocity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane • an act of atrocious cruelty | ||||||||
barbarism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a brutal barbarous savage act | ||||||||
brutality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of extreme cruelty • a brutal barbarous savage act | ||||||||
harshness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance • excessive sternness | ||||||||
maltreatment | nounn | |||||||
noun • cruel or inhumane treatment | ||||||||
oppression | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of subjugating by cruelty • the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: • a feeling of being oppressed | ||||||||
ruthlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity • feelings of extreme heartlessness | ||||||||
savagery | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of being untamed and ferocious • the trait of extreme cruelty • a brutal barbarous savage act | ||||||||
torment | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • unbearable physical pain • extreme mental distress • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented • a severe affliction • the act of harassing someone verb • torment emotionally or mentally • treat cruelly • subject to torture | ||||||||
torture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • extreme mental distress • unbearable physical pain • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason verb • torment emotionally or mentally • subject to torture | ||||||||
violence | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) • the property of being wild or turbulent • a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc. |