Cruelty

What do we mean by cruelty?

The quality or condition of being cruel. noun

Something, such as a cruel act or remark, that causes pain or suffering. noun

The intentional infliction of physical or mental distress, especially when considered as a basis for granting a divorce. noun

The quality of being cruel; the disposition to inflict suffering, physical or mental; indifference to or pleasure in the pain or distress of others; inhumanity. noun

A cruel act; a barbarous deed; specifically, in law, an act inflicting severe pain and done with wilfulness and malice. noun

. Harshness or strength of physical impression; strength as of a smell. noun

Synonyms Inhumanity, barbarity, savageness, ferocity, brutality. noun

The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity. noun

A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain. noun

An indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering. noun

A cruel act noun

A cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering noun

Feelings of extreme heartlessness noun

The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance noun

An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.

A cruel act.

Words that are spelled similarly to cruelty:
cruelty, cruelly.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word cruelty:
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Words that rhyme with cruelty:
cool t, cool tea, jewel tea, rule t, school t, tool t.

Adjectives that are often used to describe cruelty:
such, great, extreme, wanton, savage, much, mental, human, physical, deliberate, barbarous, inhuman, unnecessary, atrocious, excessive, utmost, greatest, greater, horrible, refined, spanish, brutal, fiendish, ruthless, gratuitous, relentless, cold, terrible, needless, ferocious, sheer, heartless, revolting, merciless, unrelenting, sadistic, unspeakable, senseless, blooded, less, apparent, horrid, gross, unconscious, monstrous, mere, incredible, hideous, useless, animal, remorseless, barbaric, diabolical, alleged, appalling, abominable, casual, thoughtless, unnatural, anti, innate, callous, vindictive, downright, intolerable, bestial, systematic, capricious, unparalleled, pitiless, calculated, ingenious, intentional, direst, shocking, arbitrary, extraordinary, peculiar, reckless, exquisite, vicious, parental.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective cruelty:
animals, free, children, principle, prisoners, slaves, debauchery, compassion, offspring, insects, the.

Words that sound like cruelty:
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