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1. (n.) cruelty
the state or quality of being cruel.
2. cruelty
cruel disposition or conduct.
3. cruelty
a cruel act, remark, etc.
4. cruelty
Law. conduct by a spouse that causes grievous bodily harm or mental suffering.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < AF, OF < L)
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| Definition of 'Cruelty' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cruelty, inhuman treatment
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
2. (noun) cruelty, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness
feelings of extreme heartlessness
3. (noun) cruelty, cruelness, harshness
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
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1. (noun) cruelty
≠ kindness
cruelty to animals; the cruelties of slavery
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Cruelty
the attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity
2. (noun) Cruelty
a cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain
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Sense: causing distress
a cruel disappointment.
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 Afrikaans: wreedheid, wreedaardighei |
 Arabic: قَسْوَه |
 Bulgarian: жестокост |
 Brazilian: crueldade |
 Czech: surovost, ukrutnost |
 German: die Grausamkeit |
 Danish: grusomhed; ondskab |
 Greek: σκληρότητα |
 Spanish: crueldad |
 Estonian: julmus |
 Farsi: بی رحمی؛ قساوت |
 Finnish: julmuus |
 French: cruauté |
 Hebrew: אַכזָרִיוּת |
 Hindi: क्रूरता |
 Croatian: grubost |
 Hungarian: kegyetlenség |
 Indonesian: kekejaman |
 Icelandic: grimmd, miskunnarleysi |
 Italian: crudeltà |
 Japanese: 残酷 |
 Korean: 잔인성 |
 Lithuanian: žiaurumas |
 Latvian: cietsirdība; nežēlība |
 Malay: kekejaman |
 Dutch: wreedheid |
 Norwegian: grusomhet, mishandling |
 Polish: okrucieństwo |
 Persian: بی رحمی؛ قساوت |
 Pashto: بی رحمی |
 Portuguese: crueldade |
 Romanian: cruzime |
 Russian: жестокость |
 Slovak: krutosť |
 Slovenian: krutost |
 Serbian: okrutnost |
 Swedish: grymhet |
 Thai: การกระทำที่โหดร้าย |
 Turkish: zalimlik, insafsızlık |
 Taiwanese: 殘忍 |
 Ukrainian: жорстокість |
 Urdu: ظلم، جفا، ستم |
 Vietnamese: hành động tàn bạo |
 Chinese: 残忍 |
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