cruelty

noun2

1. •
   An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.

   • YSL, as he is often called, is equally capable of casual, aristocratic cruelty and earthy, spontaneous tenderness, and when you study his face it can be hard to distinguish boredom from rapture. — 2015
2. •
   A cruel act.

   • Gay songwriter behind bars! Needs sincere letter to help ease the tension from cruelties inside the joint. — 1980