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cruelty

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Pronunciation: US /ˈkruːəlti/

cruelty means: Behaviour that hurts people or animals without caring about their pain.

noun

CRUEL BEHAVIOURB2

Behaviour that hurts people or animals without caring about their pain.

  • His cruelty frightened the children.
  • She reported cruelty to animals.
  • The prisoners suffered years of cruelty.

How to use it: cruelty to someone/something (The law protects animals from cruelty to them.)

Similar words: brutality, inhumanity

Opposites: kindness, compassion

Common phrases: cruelty to animals, extreme cruelty

CRUEL ACTC1

An action that causes pain or suffering without concern for the person or animal hurt.

  • That punishment was a terrible cruelty.
  • She could never forget the cruelties of war.
  • He described several cruelties committed against prisoners.

Similar words: atrocity

Common phrases: a terrible cruelty, an act of cruelty

Questions about cruelty

What does cruelty mean?

Behaviour that hurts people or animals without caring about their pain.

What is cruelty in other languages?

Türkçe: zalimlik · Español: crueldad · Français: cruauté · Deutsch: Grausamkeit · Italiano: crudeltà · 日本語: 残酷さ

How do you pronounce cruelty?

It is pronounced /ˈkruːəlti/.

How do you use cruelty in a sentence?

His cruelty frightened the children. She reported cruelty to animals.

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