ruthlessness

/ˈruːθləsnəs/
noun
  1. The quality of being cruel and determined, without pity or compassion.
    • Her ruthlessness in business made her both successful and feared.
    • The dictator's ruthlessness kept the entire country in fear.
    • The movie showed the ruthlessness of the criminal underworld.
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