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cruelty (noun)

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  • cruelty — ► NOUN (pl. cruelties) ▪ cruel behaviour or attitudes …   English terms dictionary

  • cruelty — cru·el·ty n pl ties 1 a: an intentional or criminally negligent act that causes pain and suffering cruelty to animals cruelty to children b: mistreatment or neglect that causes pain and suffering compare abuse …   Law dictionary

  • cruelty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, great ▪ an act of extreme cruelty ▪ deliberate (esp. BrE) ▪ casual ▪ mental …   Collocations dictionary

  • cruelty — noun 1 (U) a willingness or desire to make people or animals suffer: There was a hint of cruelty in Brian s smile. 2 (U) behaviour that deliberately causes pain to people or animals: The children had suffered cruelty and neglect. (+ to): cruelty… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cruelty — noun he treated her with cruelty Syn: brutality, savagery, inhumanity, barbarity, barbarousness, brutishness, sadism, bloodthirstiness, viciousness, wickedness; lack of compassion, callousness, ruthlessness …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • cruelty — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English cruelte, from Anglo French cruelté, from Latin crudelitat , crudelitas, from crudelis Date: 13th century 1. the quality or state of being cruel 2. a. a cruel action b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cruelty — noun a) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering. b) a cruel act …   Wiktionary

  • cruelty — noun (plural cruelties) cruel behaviour or attitudes. ↘Law behaviour which causes physical or mental harm to another, whether intentionally or not …   English new terms dictionary

  • cruelty — noun Syn: brutality, savagery, inhumanity, barbarity, viciousness, sadism, callousness, ruthlessness …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • cruelty */ — UK [ˈkruːəltɪ] / US [ˈkruəltɪ] noun Word forms cruelty : singular cruelty plural cruelties 1) [countable/uncountable] behaviour that deliberately causes pain to other people or animals, or that makes them unhappy or upset She was shocked by the… …   English dictionary

  • cruelty — cru|el|ty [ kruəlti ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount behavior that deliberately causes pain to other people or animals, or makes them unhappy or upset: She was shocked by the cruelty of his words. He is still haunted by the cruelties he witnessed… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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