cruelty

n.

残忍；残忍的行为；残酷行为；虐待

复数：cruelties

1. He was treated with cruelty.
   他受到残酷的对待。
2. The king was famed for his cruelty.
   那个国王以残暴出名。
3. Most people abhor cruelty to children.
   大多数人痛恨虐待儿童。
4. We'll never forget the cruelties of the invaders.
   我们永远不会忘记入侵者的暴行。

Cruelty, Prison Conditions, and the Eighth Amendment
On the cruelty of really teaching computer science
Evil: Inside Human Cruelty and Violence
Compassion and cruelty: A biopsychosocial approach.
Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty
Childhood Cruelty toward Animals among Criminals and Noncriminals
For Your Own Good. Hidden Cruelty in Child Rearing and the Roots of Violence.
Zero Degrees of Empathy: A New Theory of Human Cruelty and Kindness
[The nurse and the child victim of cruelty. Experience of a pediatric hospital team]
Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites: How American Teens Navigate the New World of "Digital Citizenship".