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单词 cruelty
释义

cruelty

UK /ˈkruːəlti/

Word Forms

singularcruelty
pluralcruelties

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable/uncountable behaviour that deliberately causes pain to other people or animals, or that makes them unhappy or upset

    She was shocked by the cruelty of his words.

    He is still haunted by the cruelties he witnessed during the war.

    mental/emotional cruelty:

    She divorced him on the grounds of mental cruelty.

    cruelty to:

    cruelty to children/animals

    Synonyms and related words

    Cruel, selfish and unkind behaviour or actions
  2. 2
    uncountable the fact of an event or situation being unfair and causing suffering to people

    the cruelty of her untimely death

    Synonyms and related words

    Favouritism and unfairness

cruelty

US /ˈkruəlti/

Word Forms

singularcruelty
pluralcruelties

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable/uncountable behavior that deliberately causes pain to other people or animals, or that makes them unhappy or upset

    She was shocked by the cruelty of his words.

    He is still haunted by the cruelties he witnessed during the war.

    mental/emotional cruelty:

    She divorced him on the grounds of mental cruelty.

    cruelty to:

    cruelty to children/animals

    Synonyms and related words

    Cruel, selfish and unkind behavior or actions
  2. 2
    uncountable the fact of an event or situation being unfair and causing suffering to people

    the cruelty of her untimely death

    Synonyms and related words

    Favoritism and unfairness
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