Delight In Cruelty Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
	23%	8		Enjoying cruelty
	adjective • deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another
	23%	8		Heinous wickedness; wanton cruelty
	noun • the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane • an act of atrocious cruelty

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New York Times06 Mar 1980	Across 28
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