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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).

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   • 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 cruelty noun?

   • Definition of cruelty noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [uncountable] cruelty (to somebody/something) behaviour that causes physical or mental pain to others and makes them suffer, especially deliberately The deliberate cruelty of his words cut her like a knife.

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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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   a cruel joke/hoax; cruel punishment; It was a cruel irony that he, being gravely ill, would survive his family. It would be a cruel twist of fate if he escaped only to starve to death once outside. Her father's death was a cruel blow. Topics Personal qualities b1

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   1 cruel (to somebody/something) having a desire to cause pain and suffering a cruel dictator I can't stand people who are cruel to animals. Her eyes were cruel and hard. Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind (= make someone suffer because it will be good for them later). opposite kind

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   cruelty: 1 n the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance Synonyms: cruelness , harshness Types: brutality , ferociousness , savagery , viciousness the trait of extreme cruelty murderousness cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder Type of: malevolence , malevolency , malice the quality of threatening evil n feelings of ...

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   [uncountable] cruelty (to somebody/something) behaviour that causes physical or mental pain to others and makes them suffer, especially deliberately. cruelty to animals; The deliberate cruelty of his words cut her like a knife. opposite kindness