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- 1. cruel behaviour or attitudes: "he has treated her with extreme cruelty" Similar Opposite
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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.
1. deliberate infliction of pain or suffering. 2. the quality or characteristic of being cruel. 3. a cruel action. 4. 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. Collins English Dictionary.
The meaning of CRUELTY is the quality or state of being cruel. How to use cruelty in a sentence.
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.
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.
CRUELTY definition: cruel behaviour or a cruel action: . Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English cru‧el‧ty /ˈkruːəlti/ noun (plural cruelties) 1 [ countable, uncountable] behaviour or actions that deliberately cause pain to people or animals OPP kindness The children had suffered cruelty and neglect.
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. 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. Discover More. Other Words From. an ti·cru el·ty adjective.
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. 'cruelty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
