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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 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 cruel [ˈkruːəl] adj [person] → cruel(le); [treatment] → cruel(le); [joke, hoax] → cruel(le) to be cruel to sb [person] → être cruel(le) envers qn 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 cruel [ˈkrʊəl] adj (-ler (comp) (-lest (superl))) cruel (to or towards) → crudele (con or nei confronti di) cruel [ˈkrʊəl] adj (-ler (comp) (-lest (superl))) cruel (to or towards) → crudele (con or nei confronti di) 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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And now it is the time; from Hell's abyss Come thirsting Tantalus, come Sisyphus Heaving the cruel stone, come Tityus With vulture, and with wheel Ixion come, And come the sisters of the ceaseless toil; And all into this breast transfer their pains, And (if such tribute to despair be due) Chant in their deepest tones a doleful dirge Over a corse unworthy of a shroud. She felt nothing but that Arthur was cruel--cruel to write so, cruel not to marry her. To you, to whom I have done this hard and cruel thing, the only reparation I can make is to say, 'I know it, I feel it |
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