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cruelty::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness |
| Type of | hardheartedness, coldheartedness, heartlessness |
cruelty::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inhuman treatment |
| Type of | ill-usage, ill-treatment, maltreatment, abuse |
| Has types | impalement, atrocity, inhumanity |
cruelty::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cruelness, harshness |
| Type of | malevolency, malice, malevolence |
| Has types | ferociousness, viciousness, savagery, brutality, murderousness |
Examples of cruelty
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Rossis previous owner, Simon Summerhayes, 28, was convicted of cruelty in April.
From the people.co.uk
It is sickening that so many lack empathy and take delight in cruelty to others.
From the independent.co.uk
Shouldn't she be charged with animal cruelty or discharging an offensive weapon?
From the dailymercury.com.au
Lee pleaded guilty in April to animal cruelty misdemeanors in Greenbrier County.
From the stltoday.com
Winfield was charged with animal cruelty, but the charge was eventually dropped.
From the latimes.com
Nese Icgoren, 52, of Columbia, was convicted in April on animal cruelty charges.
From the washingtontimes.com
Shepler was charged with discharging a firearm in public and cruelty to animals.
From the stltoday.com
Primarily it's an indictment of the cruelty of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie.
From the chron.com
Every night when I turn on the news there is another story about animal cruelty.
From the news.enquirer.com
- A cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
- Feelings of extreme heartlessness
- The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
- (cruel) 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"
- 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.
- (Cruel (solitaire)) 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 (song)) "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. ...
- (cruel) To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success); Not nice; mean; heartless; Cool; awesome; neat
- (Cruel) Cruels are short, hairy, ugly creatures. There are very few of them left. They have extraordinarily long teeth which they use for biting, and enjoy torturing their victims. They are cowards, though, when facing anyone stronger than they are.
