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单词

cruelty

释义

cruelty

noun

UK /ˈkruːəlti/

Word Forms

singular	cruelty
plural	cruelties

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
cruelty
evil
abuse
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
apartheid
linguistic imperialism
favouritism

cruelty

noun

US /ˈkruəlti/

Word Forms

singular	cruelty
plural	cruelties

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
cruelty
evil
abuse
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
apartheid
linguistic imperialism
favorite

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