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cruel
cruelwillfully causing pain or distress; merciless
Not to be confused with:crewel – worsted yarn for embroidery and edgingcru·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.cruel (ˈkruːəl) adj1. causing or inflicting pain without pity: a cruel teacher. 2. causing pain or suffering: a cruel accident. [C13: from Old French, from Latin crūdēlis, from crūdus raw, bloody] ˈcruelly adv ˈcruelness ncru•el (ˈkru əl)
adj. -er, -est. 1. willfully causing pain or distress to others. 2. enjoying the pain or distress of others. 3. causing or marked by great pain or distress. 4. unrelentingly severe; merciless; brutal. [1175–1225; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin crūdēlis=crūd(us) (see crude) + -ēlis adj. suffix] cru′el•ly, adv. cru′el•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  cruel - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"barbarous, brutal, fell, savage, vicious, roughshodinhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used" |
crueladjective1. brutal, ruthless, callous, sadistic, inhumane, hard, fell (archaic), severe, harsh, savage, grim, vicious, relentless, murderous, monstrous, unnatural, unkind, heartless, atrocious, inhuman, merciless, cold-blooded, malevolent, hellish, depraved, spiteful, brutish, bloodthirsty, remorseless, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, sanguinary, hard-hearted, stony-hearted the cruel practice of bullfighting the persecution of prisoners by cruel officers
brutal kind, caring, gentle, sympathetic, humane, compassionate, benevolent, merciful, warm-hearted2. bitter, severe, painful, ruthless, traumatic, grievous, unrelenting, merciless, pitiless Fate dealt him a cruel blow.Quotations
"I must be cruel, only to be kind" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]crueladjective1. Showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraint:barbarous, bestial, fell, feral, ferocious, fierce, inhuman, savage, truculent, vicious, wolfish.2. So intense as to cause extreme suffering:ferocious, fierce, savage, vicious.Translationscruel (ˈkruːəl) adjective1. pleased at causing pain; merciless. He was cruel to his dog. 殘酷的 残酷的2. causing distress. a cruel disappointment. 令人痛苦的 令人痛苦的ˈcruelly adverb 殘酷地 残酷地ˈcruelty noun 殘忍 残忍cruel
goodbye, cruel worldcliché An exclamation, note, or statement made immediately prior to one's death, especially by suicide. We felt as though we never had closure after Tom committed suicide. We never even knew he was contemplating taking his own life, and his note merely said "Goodbye, cruel world." The gunslinger lay on the ground, bleeding into the dust. "Goodbye, cruel world," he gasped with his last breath. And with that, he perished.See also: cruel, worldyou have to be cruel to be kindYou must be blunt and honest with someone in order to help them realize something that may help them; it is sometimes necessary to hurt someone's feelings in order to tell them the truth. I'm not going to sit here and tell Judith that she's a shoo-in when she's clearly not ready for her audition. Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.See also: cruel, have, kindbe cruel to be kindTo be blunt and honest with someone in order to help them realize something that may help them. This phrase expresses the idea that it is sometimes necessary to hurt someone's feelings in order to tell them the truth. I'm not going to sit here and tell Judith that she's a shoo-in when she's clearly not ready for her audition. Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.See also: cruel, kindyou have to be cruel to be kind When people say you have to be cruel to be kind, they mean that sometimes if you are unkind to someone it will be the best thing for them. `I have to be cruel to be kind,' said Lindsay. `If I don't control his food, he will eat himself to death.'See also: cruel, have, kindbe cruel to be kind act towards someone in a way which seems harsh but will ultimately be of benefit. In Shakespeare 's Hamlet, ‘I must be cruel only to be kind’ was Hamlet's explanation of his reasons for bullying his mother about her second marriage.See also: cruel, kindbe ˌcruel to be ˈkind use unpleasant methods because they are necessary to help somebody: I was worried about Katie getting too involved with Steve so I eventually told her about his drug addiction — you’ve got to be cruel to be kind sometimes. OPPOSITE: kill somebody with kindnessSee also: cruel, kindEncyclopediaSeeCrueltycruel
Synonyms for crueladj brutalSynonyms- brutal
- ruthless
- callous
- sadistic
- inhumane
- hard
- fell
- severe
- harsh
- savage
- grim
- vicious
- relentless
- murderous
- monstrous
- unnatural
- unkind
- heartless
- atrocious
- inhuman
- merciless
- cold-blooded
- malevolent
- hellish
- depraved
- spiteful
- brutish
- bloodthirsty
- remorseless
- barbarous
- pitiless
- unfeeling
- sanguinary
- hard-hearted
- stony-hearted
Antonyms- kind
- caring
- gentle
- sympathetic
- humane
- compassionate
- benevolent
- merciful
- warm-hearted
adj bitterSynonyms- bitter
- severe
- painful
- ruthless
- traumatic
- grievous
- unrelenting
- merciless
- pitiless
Synonyms for crueladj showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraintSynonyms- barbarous
- bestial
- fell
- feral
- ferocious
- fierce
- inhuman
- savage
- truculent
- vicious
- wolfish
adj so intense as to cause extreme sufferingSynonyms- ferocious
- fierce
- savage
- vicious
Synonyms for crueladj (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or sufferingSynonyms- barbarous
- brutal
- fell
- savage
- vicious
- roughshod
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