Synonyms:
atrocity, inhumanity
Meaning: an act of atrocious cruelty
Synonyms:
inhumaneness, inhumanity
Meaning: the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others
Usage examples
As late as 1772, Virginia, not daunted by a century of rebuffs, sent to George III a petition in this vein: "The importation of slaves into the colonies from the coast of Africa hath long been considered as a trade of great inhumanity and under its present encouragement, we have too much reason to fear, will endanger the very existence of Your Majesty's American dominions....