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cruel
[ kroo-uhl ]
adjective
- willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- enjoying the pain or distress of others:
the cruel spectators of the gladiatorial contests.
Antonyms: ,
- causing or marked by great pain or distress:
a cruel remark;
a cruel affliction.
- rigid; stern; strict; unrelentingly severe.
cruel
/ ˈːə /
adjective
- causing or inflicting pain without pity
a cruel teacher
- causing pain or suffering
a cruel accident
Derived Forms
- ˈܱԱ, noun
- ˈܱ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ı· adverb
- ı·Ա noun
- ܲ·ı adjective
- un·ı· adverb
- un·ı·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cruel1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
"We know how cruel and harsh the world is" is not necessarily a statement you'd expect to hear from Randall Park.
“It felt cruel and it continues to feel cruel,” Nusslock said.
And in one of the cruelest turns, fans would forever blame Ono—would scapegoat her—for breaking up The Beatles.
Her experience was “shocking, cruel, and unconstitutional,” Khanbabai said in a statement Friday.
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