Extreme Cruelty Crossword Clue

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	99%	6		Exact Match!
	noun • sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
	98%	7		Exact Match!
	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
	42%	7		Extreme unkindness
	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

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	Clue	Source
1	"Intolerable Cruelty" director, 2003 New York Times - 20 Nov 2021	New York Times / 20 Nov 2021
2	Cruelty always preceding sex, in skivvy's case The Guardian Cryptic - 25 Sep 2018	The Guardian Cryptic / 25 Sep 2018
3	Extreme cruelty or inhumanity
4	Extreme wickedness or cruelty
5	Fifth-century emperor remembered as the epitome of cruelty New York Times - 02 Feb 2010	New York Times / 02 Feb 2010
6	Heinous wickedness; wanton cruelty The Guardian Speedy - 26 Jul 2020	The Guardian Speedy / 26 Jul 2020
7	Roman philosopher who wrote "All cruelty springs from weakness" New York Times - 17 Sep 2017	New York Times / 17 Sep 2017

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