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   cruel

   /ˈkruː(ə)l/

   adjective

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

   verb

   • 1. spoil or ruin (an opportunity or a chance of success): informal Australian "Ernie nearly cruelled the whole thing by laughing"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. cruelness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRUEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CRUEL definition: 1. (of a person or action) extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   Cruel definition: willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.. See examples of CRUEL used in a sentence.

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   Someone or something that inflicts pain or causes suffering can be described as cruel. It would be cruel of you to offer chocolate to someone on a diet.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRUEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others. 2. enjoying the pain or distress of others. the cruel spectators of the gladiatorial contests. 3. causing or marked by great pain or distress. a cruel remark. a cruel affliction.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcruel adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   adjective. /ˈkruːəl/ ( crueller, cruellest, US English crueler, cruelest) Idioms. having a desire to cause physical or mental pain and make somebody suffer. He was known to be a cruel dictator. cruel to somebody/something I can't stand people who are cruel to animals. Her eyes were cruel and hard.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › cruelCruel - definition of cruel by The Free Dictionary

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   1. causing or inflicting pain without pity: a cruel teacher. 2. causing pain or suffering: a cruel accident. [C13: from Old French, from Latin crūdēlis, from crūdus raw, bloody] ˈcruelly adv. ˈcruelness n.