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cruel

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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.

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

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.

cruel
Adjective
1. deliberately causing pain without pity
2. causing pain or suffering [Latin crudelis]
cruelly adv
cruelty n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cruelcruel - (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"
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
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cruel [ˈkruəl] adjcruel
cruel [ˈkruəl] adjcruel(le)
cruel [ˈkruəl] adjgrausam
cruel [ˈkruəl] adjcrudele

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 잔인한 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
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 가혹한 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
adv ˈcruelly
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
n ˈcruelty
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


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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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