UNMERCIFULNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving

Synonyms:

mercilessness; unmercifulness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("unmercifulness" is a kind of...):

inhumaneness; inhumanity (the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unmercifulness"):

pitilessness; ruthlessness (mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity)

inexorability; inexorableness; relentlessness (mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up)

Derivation:

unmerciful (having or showing no mercy)