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How to pronounce cruel in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms barbarous, brutal, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious
Derivation cruelness


cruel tortures.

Examples of cruel

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Then again, North Korea under the Kim dynasty has been a singularly cruel place.
From the time.com
Beware of poking fun at a relative in public, or you'll look like a cruel bully.
From the getreading.co.uk
Take the cruel trick played by the Gongera orchid, of South and Central America.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Looks like Apple is set to be the butt of some cruel jokes over the coming days.
From the couriermail.com.au
The hopes and dreams of Cubans are crushed by cruel and ridiculous US sanctions.
From the independent.co.uk
Incredibly, the National Kidney Foundation maintains just such a cruel position.
From the ocregister.com
America today is a world away from the cruel and frightful bigotry of that time.
From the independent.co.uk
There comes a point in the story when each scene seems more cruel than the last.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
I don't want to be too cruel, so I suggest leaving out some dirt for her to eat.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • Barbarous: (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"
  • Excessively; "a cruelly bitter winter"
  • (cruelly) with cruelty; "he treated his students cruelly"
  • (cruelness) cruelty: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
  • (cruelty) a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
  • (cruelty) feelings of extreme heartlessness
  • Cruel is a solitaire card game played using a deck of 52 playing cards. Its arrangement and game play are almost like another solitaire card game Perseverance.
  • "Cruel" is a pop rock track by New Zealand singer Dane Rumble. "Cruel" is the third solo single by Rumble, which was released as a digital download single on November 23, 2009. ...
  • 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 perversion. Sadism can also be related to this form of action or concept.