Definition of Cruel in English :

Define Cruel in English

Cruel meaning in English

Meaning of Cruel in English

Pronunciation of Cruel in English

Cruel pronunciation in English

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Cruel

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Adjective

1. barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Example Sentences:
'a barbarous crime'
'brutal beatings'
'cruel tortures'
'Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks'
'a savage slap'
'vicious kicks'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Cruel

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adjective
1. 
causing or inflicting pain without pity
a cruel teacher
2. 
causing pain or suffering
a cruel accident

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Cruel

see synonyms of cruel
adjective
1. 
deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others' suffering; without mercy or pity
2. 
causing, or of a kind to cause, pain, distress, etc.

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Cruel

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adj. cru·el·er, cru·el·est or cru·el·ler or cru·el·lest
1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering: a cruel tyrant.
2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress: cruel treatment; a cruel remark.

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