cruel;  merciless;  atrocious;  pitiful;  tragic;  horrible
 ignominious defeat;  crushing failure;  utterly beaten;  overwhelming defeat
 cruel;  brutal;  ruthless;  merciless;  inhuman
 tragic death;  violent death
 brutal;  cruel;  merciless;  ruthless;  cold-blooded
 cruel;  brutal;  savage;  barbarous
 corpse of a person who has met a violent death
 cruel and heartless;  merciless;  implacable;  cold-blooded
 heartbreaking story;  tragic tale