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cruelness
cru·el C0745100 (kro͞o′əl)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.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin crūdēlis; see kreuə- in Indo-European roots.]
cru′el·ly adv.cru′el·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cruelness - the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyancecruelty, harshnessbrutality, ferociousness, viciousness, savagery - the trait of extreme crueltymurderousness - cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murdermalevolency, malice, malevolence - the quality of threatening evil |
IdiomsSeecruelcruelness
Synonyms for cruelnessnoun the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyanceSynonymsRelated Words- brutality
- ferociousness
- viciousness
- savagery
- murderousness
- malevolency
- malice
- malevolence
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