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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cruelCruel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   cruel: [adjective] disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › cruelCRUEL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cruelCruel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   cruel: 1 adj (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering “ cruel tortures” Synonyms: barbarous , brutal , fell , roughshod , savage , vicious inhumane reflecting lack of pity or compassion

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCRUEL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitioncruel adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   causing physical or mental pain and making somebody suffer. a cruel joke/hoax; cruel punishment; It was a cruel irony that he, being gravely ill, would survive his family.; It would be a cruel twist of fate if he escaped only to starve to death once outside.

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

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   3 meanings: 1. causing or inflicting pain without pity 2. causing pain or suffering 3. Australian to cause damage or.... Click for more definitions.