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   cruel

   /ˈkruː(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it: "people who are cruel to animals" Similar brutalsavageinhumanbarbaricbarbarousbrutishbloodthirstymurderoushomicidalcut-throatviciousferociousfiercewickedevilfiendishdevilishdiabolicalheinousabominablemonstrousatrociousvilehideousghastlynastyspitefulmeancalloussadisticruthlessmercilessunmercifulpitilessunsparingunrelentingremorselessuncaringunsympatheticuncharitableheartlessstony-heartedhard-heartedcold-heartedcold-bloodedbloodlessunfeelingunemotionalunkindinhumanesevereharshsterninclementflintydraconianinformal:beastlyarchaic:dastardlysanguinaryOpposite compassionatemerciful
   • ▪ causing pain or suffering: "the winters are long, hard, and cruel" Similar harshseveregrimgrievoushardtoughbitterharrowingheartbreakingheart-rendingdistressingupsettingtraumaticpainfulagonizingexcruciatingrare:distressfulOpposite mild

   verb

   • 1. spoil or ruin (an opportunity or a chance of success): informal Australian "Ernie nearly cruelled the whole thing by laughing"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin crudelis, related to crudus (see crude).

   Derivatives

   • 1. cruelness noun

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   Learn the meaning of cruel, a word that describes someone or something that causes pain or suffering without mercy. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of cruel.

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   Cruel means extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals intentionally. Learn more about the synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and usage of cruel with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Cruel, pitiless, ruthless, brutal, savage imply readiness to cause pain to others. Cruel implies willingness to cause pain, and indifference to suffering: a cruel stepfather. Pitiless adds the idea of refusal to show compassion: pitiless to captives.

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   Cruel means extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals intentionally. Learn more about the synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and usage of cruel with examples from various sources.

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   Cruel means causing or inflicting pain or distress to people or animals without pity or mercy. Learn more about the word forms, pronunciation, origin, and usage of cruel with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Someone or something that inflicts pain or causes suffering can be described as cruel. It would be cruel of you to offer chocolate to someone on a diet.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcruel adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Cruel means having a desire to cause physical or mental pain and make somebody suffer. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, idioms and collocations with pictures and pronunciation.