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   cruelty

   /ˈkruː(ə)lti/

   noun

   • 1. cruel behaviour or attitudes: "he has treated her with extreme cruelty" Similar brutalitysavagerysavagenessinhumanitybarbarismbarbarousnessbrutishnessbloodthirstinessmurderousnessviciousnessferocityferociousnessfiercenesscallousnesssadismruthlessnessrelentlessnessmercilessnesspitilessnessremorselessnesslack of regardlack of sympathylack of charityheartlessnesscold-heartednesscold-bloodednessseverityharshnessinclemencywickednessbadnessbasenessiniquityblacknessblack-heartednessevilfiendishnessdevilishnessheinousnessnastinessunkindnessabuserare:ferityOpposite compassionmercy
   • ▪ behaviour which causes physical or mental harm to another, especially a spouse, whether intentionally or not: "she divorced my stepfather for persistent cruelty"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French crualte, based on Latin crudelitas, from crudelis (see cruel).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › crueltyCruelty Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CRUELTY is the quality or state of being cruel. How to use cruelty in a sentence.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CrueltyCruelty - Wikipedia

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   Cruelty is the intentional infliction of suffering or the inaction towards another's suffering when a clear remedy is readily available. [1] Sadism can also be related to this form of action or concept. Cruel ways of inflicting suffering may involve violence, but affirmative violence is not necessary for an act to be cruel.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRUELTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRUELTY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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   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.

7. 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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   Cruelty definition: the state or quality of being cruel.. See examples of CRUELTY used in a sentence.