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cruelty

cru·el·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kroo-uh l-tee]
    • /ˈkru əl ti/
    • /ˈkruː.əl.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kroo-uh l-tee]
    • /ˈkru əl ti/

Definitions of cruelty word

  • variable noun cruelty Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. 3
  • noun cruelty deliberate infliction of pain or suffering 3
  • noun cruelty the quality or characteristic of being cruel 3
  • noun cruelty a cruel action 3
  • noun cruelty 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 3
  • noun cruelty the quality or condition of being cruel; inhumanity; hardheartedness 3

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Origin of cruelty

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English cruelte < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin crūdēlitāt- (stem of crūdēlitās). See cruel, -ity

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Parts of speech for Cruelty

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cruelty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

cruelty usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cruelty

noun cruelty

  • savagery — an uncivilized or barbaric state or condition; barbarity.
  • torture — the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
  • inhumanity — the state or quality of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty.
  • malice — desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy.
  • barbarity — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarity, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel.

adjective cruelty

  • wildness — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.

Antonyms for cruelty

noun cruelty

  • compassion — Compassion is a feeling of pity, sympathy, and understanding for someone who is suffering.
  • gentility — good breeding or refinement.
  • mercy — compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence: Have mercy on the poor sinner.
  • thoughtfulness — showing consideration for others; considerate.
  • kindness — the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.

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