cruel
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cru·el
(kro͞o′əl)adj. cru·el·er, cru·el·est or cru·el·ler or cru·el·lest
1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering: a cruel tyrant.
2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress: cruel treatment; a cruel remark.
cru′el·ly adv.
cru′el·ness n.
cruel
(ˈkruːəl)adj
1. causing or inflicting pain without pity: a cruel teacher.
2. causing pain or suffering: a cruel accident.
[C13: from Old French, from Latin crūdēlis, from crūdus raw, bloody]
ˈcruelly adv
ˈcruelness n
cru•el
(ˈkru əl)adj. -er, -est.
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.
cru′el•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() 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" |
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
brutal kind, caring, gentle, sympathetic, humane, compassionate, benevolent, merciful, warm-hearted
cruel
adjectiveTranslations
أليم ، قاسِقاسٍقاسي القَلب، عَديم الرّحْـمَـه
жесток
krutýsurovýukrutný
ondforfærdeliggrusom
julma
nirdayi
nečovječanokrutan
kegyetlen
kejam
miskunnarlaus; grimmuròjáningarfullur
残酷な
잔혹한
crudelis
negailestingasskaudusskaudžiai
cietsirdīgsnežēlīgssāpīgssmags
crud
krutokruten
grym
dhalimu
โหดร้าย
tàn nhẫn
cruel
[ˈkruːəl] adj [person] → cruel(le); [treatment] → cruel(le); [joke, hoax] → cruel(le)
to be cruel to sb [person] → être cruel(le) envers qn
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
(ˈkruːəl) adjective1. pleased at causing pain; merciless. He was cruel to his dog.
2. causing distress. a cruel disappointment.
ˈcruelly adverbˈcruelty noun
cruel
→ قاسٍ 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cruel
a. cruel, inhumano-a.