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cruel

[ kroo-uhl ]

adjective

crueler, cruelest.
  1. willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. enjoying the pain or distress of others:

    the cruel spectators of the gladiatorial contests.

    Antonyms: ,

  3. causing or marked by great pain or distress:

    a cruel remark;

    a cruel affliction.

  4. rigid; stern; strict; unrelentingly severe.


cruel

/ ˈːə /

adjective

  1. causing or inflicting pain without pity

    a cruel teacher

  2. causing pain or suffering

    a cruel accident

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱԱ, noun
  • ˈܱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ı· adverb
  • ı·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ı adjective
  • un·ı· adverb
  • un·ı·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cruel1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin ūŧ, equivalent to ū(ܲ) ( crude ) + -ŧ, adjective suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cruel1

C13: from Old French, from Latin ūŧ, from ūܲ raw, bloody
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Synonym Study

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. Ruthless implies cruelty and unscrupulousness, letting nothing stand in one's way: ruthless greed. Brutal implies cruelty that takes the form of physical violence: a brutal master. Savage suggests fierceness and brutality: savage battles.
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Park supported the city’s anti-camping law, which some progressive groups view as cruel and ineffective, as a way to get homeless people off the streets.

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"We know how cruel and harsh the world is" is not necessarily a statement you'd expect to hear from Randall Park.

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“It felt cruel and it continues to feel cruel,” Nusslock said.

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And in one of the cruelest turns, fans would forever blame Ono—would scapegoat her—for breaking up The Beatles.

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Her experience was “shocking, cruel, and unconstitutional,” Khanbabai said in a statement Friday.

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