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(of a person) taking pleasure in causing pain to, watching the suffering of, others

vicious, pitiless; causing pain

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Cases of word usage

1) very wicked or cruel (atrocious)

2) extremely cruel (barbarous)

3) (of a person's behaviour) extremely cruel (bestial)

4) cruel and very unkind (brutal)

5) (in stories) an evil, wicked or cruel supernatural being or spirit (demon)

6) the spirit of evil; a cruel or mischievous person (devil)

7) a political system with strong government control, strong nationalism and cruel opposition to socialists (fascism)

8) a very wicked or cruel person (fiend)

9) a cruel killing of very many people (massacre)

10) (in stories) a cruel man-eating giant (ogre)

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