Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mental cruelty

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: men-tal cru-el-ty
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Behavior over an extended period of time that causes emotional suffering, distinct from physical abuse.

Synonyms

psychological abuse

Questions

What does mental cruelty mean?: Behavior over an extended period of time that causes emotional suffering, distinct from physical abuse.

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