cruel

cru·el  (krl)

adj. cru·el·er or cru·el·ler, cru·el·est or cru·el·lest

1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering.

2. Causing suffering; painful.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin crdlis; see kreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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cruel·ly adv.

cruel·ness n.

Synonyms: cruel, fierce, ferocious, barbarous, inhuman, savage, vicious
These adjectives mean predisposed to inflict violence, pain, or hardship, or to find satisfaction in the suffering of others: a cruel tyrant; a fierce warrior; a ferocious attack dog; a barbarous crime; inhuman treatment of captured soldiers; a savage outburst of temper; a vicious kick.

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cruel [ˈkruːəl]

adj

1. causing or inflicting pain without pity a cruel teacher

2. causing pain or suffering a cruel accident

[from Old French, from Latin crūdēlis, from crūdus raw, bloody]

cruelly  adv

cruelness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cruel - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" barbarous, brutal, fell, savage, vicious, roughshod inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"

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cruel

adjective

1. brutal, ruthless, callous, sadistic, inhumane, hard, fell (archaic), severe, harsh, savage, grim, vicious, relentless, murderous, monstrous, unnatural, unkind, heartless, atrocious, inhuman, merciless, cold-blooded, malevolent, hellish, depraved, spiteful, brutish, bloodthirsty, remorseless, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, sanguinary, hard-hearted, stony-hearted the cruel practice of bullfighting the persecution of prisoners by cruel officers
brutal kind, caring, gentle, sympathetic, humane, compassionate, benevolent, merciful, warm-hearted

2. bitter, severe, painful, ruthless, traumatic, grievous, unrelenting, merciless, pitiless Fate dealt him a cruel blow.

Quotations
"I must be cruel, only to be kind" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]

Translations

cruel [ˈkrʊəl] ADJ (crueller (compar) (cruellest (superl))) → cruel
they were very cruel to her → fueron muy crueles con ella
it's a cruel fact → es un hecho brutal
you have to be cruel to be kind → quien bien te quiere te hará llorar

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cruel [ˈkruːəl] adj

[person] → cruel(le); [treatment] → cruel(le); [joke, hoax] → cruel(le)
to be cruel to sb [person] → être cruel(le) envers qn

[life, world, reality, fact] → cruel(le)
a cruel irony → une ironie cruelle
a cruel blow → un coup très dur
a cruel twist of fate → un cruel caprice du sort
you have to be cruel to be kind → qui aime bien châtie bien

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cruel

adj → grausam (to zu); remark, wit, critic, winter also → unbarmherzig; to be cruel to animals → ein Tierquäler sein; to be cruel to one’s dog → seinen Hund quälen; that is cruel to animals → das ist Tierquälerei; don’t be cruel! → sei nicht so gemein!; sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind → manchmal ist es letzten Endes besser, wenn man hart ist

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cruel [ˈkrʊəl] adj (-ler (comp) (-lest (superl))) cruel (to or towards) → crudele (con or nei confronti di)

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cruel [ˈkrʊəl] adj (-ler (comp) (-lest (superl))) cruel (to or towards) → crudele (con or nei confronti di)

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cruel

adj cruel [ˈkruːəl]

1 pleased at causing pain; merciless He was cruel to his dog. wreed قاسي القَلب، عَديم الرّحْـمَـه мъчителен krutý, surový grusom; ond grausam σκληρός, σαδιστικός cruel julm سنگدل؛ بی رحم julma cruel (envers) אָכזָרִי निर्दयी grub kegyetlen kejam miskunnarlaus; grimmur crudele 残酷な 자인한 negailestingas, žiaurus cietsirdīgs; nežēlīgs kejam wreed grusom, grufull; nådeløs okrutny cruel crud (cu) жестокий krutý krut okrutan grym โหดร้าย acımasız, zalim 殘酷的 жорстокий ب‍ے رحم، ظالم độc ác 残酷的

2 causing distress a cruel disappointment. onmenslik أليم ، قاسِ жесток ukrutný forfærdelig unbarmherzig σκληρός cruel hirmus مشقت بار؛ دردآور hirmuinen cruel מַכאִיב कष्टकर težak kegyetlen menyedihkan þjáningarfullur crudele みじめな 심한 고통을 주는 skaudus (par pārdzīvojumu) smags; sāpīgs menyeksakan wreed grufull, smertelig przygnębiający cruel chi­nuitor жестокий krutý krut okrutan gräslig ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความเจ็บปวด çekilmez, acı veren 令人痛苦的 болісний; тяжкий سخت tàn nhẫn 令人痛苦的

adv cruelly

ongenadig, onmenslik بِقَسْوه жестоко surově, krutě grusomt; ondt; forfærdeligt grausam σκληρά cruelmente julmalt با قساوت؛ بی رحمانه julmasti cruellement בְּאַכזָרִיוּת निर्दयतापूर्वक grubo kegyetlenül dengan kejam grimmdarlega crudelmente むごたらしく 잔인하게 žiauriai, skaudžiai cietsirdīgi; nežēlīgi dengan kejam wreed grusomt, grufullt, nådeløst okrutnie cruelmente cu cruzime жестоко kruto kruto okrutno grymt อย่างเจ็บปวด zalimce, insafsızca 殘酷地 жорстоко; тяжко ظالمان‍ہ một cách độc ác 残酷地

n cruelty

wreedheid, wreedaardigheid, onmenslikheid قَسْوَه жестокост surovost, ukrutnost grusomhed; ondskab die Grausamkeit σκληρότητα crueldad julmus بی رحمی؛ قساوت julmuus cruauté אַכזָרִיוּת क्रूरता grubost kegyetlenség kekejaman grimmd, miskunnarleysi crudeltà 残酷 잔인함 žiaurumas cietsirdība; nežēlība kekejaman wreedheid grusomhet, mishandling okrucieństwo crueldade cruzime жестокость krutosť krutost okrutnost grymhet การกระทำที่โหดร้าย zalimlik, insafsızlık 殘忍 жорстокість ظلم، جفا، ستم hành động tàn bạo 残忍

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cruel → قاسي krutý ond grausam σκληρός cruel julma cruel okrutan crudele 残酷な 잔혹한 wreed grusom okrutny cruel жестокий grym โหดร้าย zalim tàn nhẫn 残忍的