cruelty

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkruːəlti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkruəlti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kro̅o̅əl tē)

Inflections of 'cruelty' (n): npl: cruelties

cruelty
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Synonyms:
brutality, barbarity, sadism, savageness, unkindness, inhumanity, barbarism, mercilessness, barbarousness, unmercifulness, wickedness, ruthlessness, severity Collocations, malignity, malice, venom, coldness, unfeelingness, callousness, insensibility, indifference, insensitivity, fierceness, viciousness, bestiality, animality, truculence, ferocity, savagery, brutishness, implacability, grimness, monstrousness, inflexibility, fiendishness, hardness of heart, bloodthirstiness, heartlessness, torture, persecution, despotism, harshness, outrage Collocations, atrocity, evil Collocations, tyranny, malevolence
Antonyms:
benevolence, kindness Collocations, compassion, kindheartedness, humaneness, tenderness, gentleness, thoughtfulness, mercy Collocations, forgiveness Collocations, warmheartedness, lenience, pity Collocations, sympathy Collocations


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