mental cruelty


noun
  1. behaviour that causes distress to another person but that does not involve physical assault

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How to use mental cruelty in a sentence

  • I cannot understand the mental cruelty which condemns with contempt human creatures who have had no chance—not one single chance.

    A Young Man in a Hurry | Robert W. Chambers