mental cruelty
Britishnoun
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Talking to BBC Hindi, Sadhana Prasad said her son and daughter-in-law's refusal to have children had opened them to "taunts from society" and described it as "mental cruelty".
From BBC • May 13, 2022
She cited mental cruelty as the reason for the divorce, which became final the following year.
From Washington Times • Feb. 6, 2019
Many applicants plead “mental cruelty,” but defining mental cruelty is a murky affair, often coming down to a judge’s discretion.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2016
The team reportedly confronted Hermann with a letter claiming that “the mental cruelty that we as a team have suffered is unbearable.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2013
I cannot understand the mental cruelty which condemns with contempt human creatures who have had no chance—not one single chance.
From A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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