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- DictionaryCru·el·ty/ˈkro͞o(ə)ltē/
noun
- 1. callous indifference to or pleasure in causing pain and suffering: "he has treated her with extreme cruelty"
1. : the quality or state of being cruel. 2. a. : a cruel action. b. : inhuman treatment. 3. : marital conduct held (as in a divorce action) to endanger life or health or to cause mental suffering or fear.
The meaning of CRUEL is disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings. How to use cruel in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Cruel.
noun [ U or C ] uk / ˈkruː.əl.ti / us / ˈkruː.əl.ti / Add to word list. B2. cruel behaviour or a cruel action: cruelty to The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals. Fewer examples. The slaves were treated with sickening cruelty. I find any cruelty to children utterly repellent. She divorced her husband on the grounds of mental cruelty.
noun [ U or C ] us / ˈkruː.əl.ti / uk / ˈkruː.əl.ti / Add to word list. B2. cruel behavior or a cruel action: cruelty to The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals. Fewer examples. The slaves were treated with sickening cruelty. I find any cruelty to children utterly repellent. She divorced her husband on the grounds of mental cruelty.
1. deliberate infliction of pain or suffering. 2. the quality or characteristic of being cruel. 3. a cruel action. 4. (Law) law conduct that causes danger to life or limb or a threat to bodily or mental health, on proof of which a decree of divorce may be granted.
noun. 1. the quality or condition of being cruel; inhumanity; hardheartedness. 2. Word forms: plural ˈcruelties. a cruel action, remark, etc. 3. Law. willful infliction of physical pain or suffering upon a person or animal, or of mental distress upon a person.
Cruelty is a characteristic of deliberately causing someone pain. Years of cruelty by their leaders can cause citizens to rise up together and revolt. Keeping a dog tied up outside all day and all night is animal cruelty, while kids' endless bullying of a classmate is another kind of cruelty.
deliberate infliction of pain or suffering. the quality or characteristic of being cruel. a cruel action. law conduct that causes danger to life or limb or a threat to bodily or mental health, on proof of which a decree of divorce may be granted.
noun. /ˈkruːəlti/ (plural cruelties) [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. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
CRUEL definition: 1. (of a person or action) extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals…. Learn more.
