cruel


Definition: Meaning of, cruel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / krʊəl /

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cruel crueller cruellest
  1. making someone suffer or feel unhappy
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  2. deliberately hurting people or animals
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  3. be cruel to be kind to do something to someone that will make them upset or unhappy in order to help them in another way
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cruel used in phrases

  • League against Cruel Sports, the
    1. a UK organization which wants to make killing animals for sport illegal. It is especially opposed to the sport of hunting FOX es .
  • cruel and unusual punishment (noun)
    1. punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture, degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed
  • cruel plant (noun)
    1. robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn
  • freedom from cruel and unusual punishment (noun)
    1. law a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US Constitution
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