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    cruel
    /ˈkruː(ə)l/

    adjective

    verb

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

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

    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

    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.

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

    Cruel, pitiless, ruthless, brutal, savage imply readiness to cause pain to others. Cruel implies willingness to cause pain, and indifference to suffering: a cruel stepfather. Pitiless adds the idea of refusal to show compassion: pitiless to captives.

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

    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

    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...

    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

    1. willfully causing pain or distress to others. 2. enjoying the pain or distress of others. 3. causing or marked by great pain or distress. 4. unrelentingly severe; merciless; brutal. [1175–1225; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin crūdēlis = crūd (us) (see crude) + -ēlis adj. suffix] cru′el•ly, adv.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › cruelcruel - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 28, 2024 · cruel (comparative crueler or crueller or more cruel, superlative cruelest or cruellest or most cruel) Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. Synonym: sadistic Antonym: merciful

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCRUEL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    extremely unkind, or causing people or animals to suffer: a cruel joke. Many people think hunting is cruel to animals. Fewer examples. I can't understand how anyone could be so cruel. It's cruel to keep an animal chained up like that all the while. He was certainly a very cruel man.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCRUEL - All you need to know about it - Collins Online Dictionary

    Definitions of 'cruel' 1. Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. [...] 2. A situation or event that is cruel is very harsh and causes people distress. [...] More. Synonyms of 'cruel' • brutal, ruthless, callous, sadistic [...] • bitter, severe, painful, ruthless [...] More. Collocations with the word 'cruel'