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   Cru·el

   /ˈkro͞o(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it: "people who are cruel to animals" Similar brutalsavageinhumanbarbaricbarbarousbrutishbloodthirstymurderoushomicidalcutthroatviciousferociousfiercewickedevilfiendishdevilishdiabolicalheinousabominablemonstrousatrociousvilehideousghastlynastyspitefulmeancalloussadisticruthlessmercilessunmercifulpitilessunsparingunrelentingremorselessuncaringunsympatheticuncharitableheartlessstony-heartedhard-heartedcold-heartedcold-bloodedbloodlessunfeelingunemotionalunkindinhumanesevereharshsterninclementflintydraconianinformal:beastlyarchaic:dastardlysanguinaryOpposite compassionatemerciful
   • ▪ causing pain or suffering: "the winters are long, hard, and cruel" Similar harshseveregrimgrievoushardtoughbitterharrowingheartbreakingheart-rendingdistressingupsettingtraumaticpainfulagonizingexcruciatingrare:distressfulOpposite mild

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin crudelis, related to crudus (see crude).

   Derivatives

   • 1. cruelness noun

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   What does Cruel Mean?

   • (Definition of cruel from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 殘忍的, 殘酷的, 刻毒傷人的… 残忍的, 残酷的, 刻毒伤人的… cruel, cruel [masculine-feminine]… cruel, cruel [masculine-feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CRUEL definition: extremely unkind, or causing people or animals to suffer: .

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   What is the meaning of cruelness?

   • cru′el•ness, n. 1. bloodthirsty, ferocious, merciless, relentless. Cruel, pitiless, ruthless, brutal, savage imply readiness to cause pain to others. Cruel implies willingness to cause pain, and indifference to suffering: a cruel stepfather. Pitiless adds the idea of refusal to show compassion: pitiless to captives.

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   What is a cruel person?

   • willfully causing pain to others: people who are cruel to animals. enjoying the pain or distress of others: a cruel and selfish tyrant. causing or marked by great pain or distress: a cruel war. brutal: a cruel winter. willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.

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   What is a cruel remark?

   • brutal: a cruel winter. willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others. enjoying the pain or distress of others: the cruel spectators of the gladiatorial contests. causing or marked by great pain or distress: a cruel remark; a cruel affliction. unrelentingly severe. cru′el•ness, n. 1. bloodthirsty, ferocious, merciless, relentless.

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   extremely unkind, or causing people or animals to suffer: a cruel joke. Many people think hunting is cruel to animals. Fewer examples. I can't understand how anyone could be so cruel. It's cruel to keep an animal chained up like that all the while. He was certainly a very cruel man.

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   Definitions of 'cruel' 1. Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. [...] 2. A situation or event that is cruel is very harsh and causes people distress. [...] More. Synonyms of 'cruel' • brutal, ruthless, callous, sadistic [...] • bitter, severe, painful, ruthless [...] More.

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   1. bloodthirsty, ferocious, merciless, relentless. Cruel, pitiless, ruthless, brutal, savage imply readiness to cause pain to others. Cruel implies willingness to cause pain, and indifference to suffering: a cruel stepfather. Pitiless adds the idea of refusal to show compassion: pitiless to captives.

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   Definitions of 'cruel' 1. Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. [...] 2. A situation or event that is cruel is very harsh and causes people distress. [...] More. Synonyms of 'cruel' • brutal, ruthless, callous, sadistic [...] • bitter, severe, painful, ruthless [...] More. Collocations with 'cruel'

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   Definition of cruel in Essential American English Dictionary. cruel. adjective. us / ˈkru·əl/ Add to word list. B1. very unkind, or causing people or animals to suffer: a cruel joke. Many people think hunting is cruel to animals. cruelly. adverb. They treated her cruelly.