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- 1. cruel behaviour or attitudes: "he has treated her with extreme cruelty" Similar Opposite
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noun [ U or C ] uk / ˈkruː.əl.ti / us / ˈkruː.əl.ti / Add to word list. B2. cruel behaviour or a cruel action: cruelty to The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals. Fewer examples. The slaves were treated with sickening cruelty. I find any cruelty to children utterly repellent. She divorced her husband on the grounds of mental cruelty.
The meaning of CRUELTY is the quality or state of being cruel. How to use cruelty in a sentence.
1. deliberate infliction of pain or suffering. 2. the quality or characteristic of being cruel. 3. a cruel action. 4. law. conduct that causes danger to life or limb or a threat to bodily or mental health, on proof of which a decree of divorce may be granted. Collins English Dictionary.
Cruelty, in this sense, is defined as an “inclination of the mind toward the side of harshness”. Any punishment or other treatment that surpasses the scope of sufficiency and ventures into possibility is classified as excessive, and therefore, cruel.
noun. /ˈkruːəlti/ (plural cruelties) [uncountable] cruelty (to somebody/something) behaviour that causes physical or mental pain to others and makes them suffer, especially deliberately. cruelty to animals. The deliberate cruelty of his words cut her like a knife. opposite kindness. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
noun. deliberate infliction of pain or suffering. the quality or characteristic of being cruel. a cruel action. law conduct that causes danger to life or limb or a threat to bodily or mental health, on proof of which a decree of divorce may be granted. Discover More. Other Words From. an ti·cru el·ty adjective.
Cruelty is a characteristic of deliberately causing someone pain. Years of cruelty by their leaders can cause citizens to rise up together and revolt. Keeping a dog tied up outside all day and all night is animal cruelty, while kids' endless bullying of a classmate is another kind of cruelty.
1. deliberate infliction of pain or suffering. 2. the quality or characteristic of being cruel. 3. a cruel action. 4. (Law) law conduct that causes danger to life or limb or a threat to bodily or mental health, on proof of which a decree of divorce may be granted.
Definition of cruelty noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. [...] More. Synonyms of 'cruelty' • brutality, spite, severity, savagery [...] More. Collocations with 'cruelty' cruelty charge. Examples of 'cruelty' in a sentence.
