cruelty
11cruelty — The intentional and malicious infliction of physical or mental suffering upon living creatures, particularly human beings; or, as applied to the latter, the wanton, malicious, and unnecessary infliction of pain upon the body, or the feelings and… …
12cruelty — The intentional and malicious infliction of physical or mental suffering upon living creatures, particularly human beings; or, as applied to the latter, the wanton, malicious, and unnecessary infliction of pain upon the body, or the feelings and… …
13Cruelty — Cruel redirects here. For other uses, see Cruel (disambiguation). Cruelty can be described as indifference to suffering, and even positive pleasure in inflicting it. If this is supported by a legal or social framework, then receives the name of… …
14cruelty — cru|el|ty [ kruəlti ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount behavior that deliberately causes pain to other people or animals, or makes them unhappy or upset: She was shocked by the cruelty of his words. He is still haunted by the cruelties he witnessed… …
15cruelty — noun 1 (U) a willingness or desire to make people or animals suffer: There was a hint of cruelty in Brian s smile. 2 (U) behaviour that deliberately causes pain to people or animals: The children had suffered cruelty and neglect. (+ to): cruelty… …
16cruelty — Synonyms and related words: animality, atrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, beastliness, bestiality, bloodiness, bloodlust, bloodthirst, bloodthirstiness, bloody mindedness, brutality, brutalness, brutishness, cannibalism, cruelness …
17cruelty — [[t]kru͟ːəlti[/t]] cruelties N VAR: usu with supp, oft N to n Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children... He had been unable to… …
18cruelty — The infliction of physical or mental pain or distress. As a ground for divorce, cruelty means physical violence intentionally inflicted, threats of physical violence, or wilfully causing mental distress, which renders it impossible for the… …
19cruelty — noun he treated her with cruelty Syn: brutality, savagery, inhumanity, barbarity, barbarousness, brutishness, sadism, bloodthirstiness, viciousness, wickedness; lack of compassion, callousness, ruthlessness …
20cruelty — [ˈkruːəlti] noun [C/U] cruel behaviour cruelty to children/animals[/ex] the cruelties he witnessed during the war[/ex] …
