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ruthlessness

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ruth·less  (rthls)
adj.
Having no compassion or pity; merciless: ruthless cruelty; ruthless opportunism.
ruthless·ly adv.
ruthless·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ruthlessness - mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity
pitilessness
unmercifulness, mercilessness - inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving
2.ruthlessness - feelings of extreme heartlessness
mercilessness, pitilessness, cruelty
coldheartedness, hardheartedness, heartlessness - an absence of concern for the welfare of others
Translations
ruthlessness [ˈruːθlɪsnɪs] N → crueldad f
ruthlessness [ˈruːθləsnɪs] n → dureté f, cruauté f
ruthlessness
n (of person, deed) → Rücksichtslosigkeit f; (of cuts, treatment) → Schonungslosigkeit f; (of irony, sarcasm) → Unbarmherzigkeit f, → Schonungslosigkeit f
ruthlessness [ˈruːθlɪsnɪs] n → spietatezza
ruthlessness [ˈruːθlɪsnɪs] n → spietatezza


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I may safely say that Falk is absolutely true to my experience of certain straightforward characters combining a perfectly natural ruthlessness with a certain amount of moral delicacy.
Typhoon by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Everywhere they encountered only further evidence of the ruthlessness of the cruel enemy that had come during the Great Bwana's absence and laid waste his property.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
That was true everywhere in the world, but it was especially true in Packingtown; there seemed to be something about the work of slaughtering that tended to ruthlessness and ferocity--it was literally the fact that in the methods of the packers a hundred human lives did not balance a penny of profit.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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