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UK
/kɹˈuːəlti/
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[ US /ˈkɹuəɫti, ˈkɹuɫti/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹuəɫti, ˈkɹuɫti/ ]
NOUN
- the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
- a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
- feelings of extreme heartlessness
How To Use cruelty In A Sentence
- I only regret that I forgot to take my camera so you urban-dwellers could see the cruelty that they would like little baa-lambs to suffer.
- The League Against Cruel Sports issued a statement Wednesday calling on Ottawa to "take steps to end the immense cruelty to animals in events such as calf-roping, which is practised at rodeos including the Calgary Stampede. CTV BritishColumbiaHome
- For him, cruelty was a legitimate and necessary procedure, almost a profession of faith, and European artists showed him how to excruciate a tame local reality.
- My hair was matted and wild -- my limbs soiled with salt ooze; while at sea, I had thrown off those of my garments that encumbered me, and the rain drenched the thin summer-clothing I had retained -- my feet were bare, and the stunted reeds and broken shells made them bleed -- the while, I hurried to and fro, now looking earnestly on some distant rock which, islanded in the sands, bore for a moment a deceptive appearance -- now with flashing eyes reproaching the murderous ocean for its unutterable cruelty. III.9
- He had never professed love, just a lustful possessive desire that fueled the cruelty in his obsession.
- The man who's responsible for two of the most black-hearted exposés on psychological cruelty hadn't gone soft - just cheeky and satirical.
- He was found guilty of animal cruelty and given a conditional discharge for six months. The Sun
- There can be no neutrality between justice and cruelty, between the innocent and the guilty.
- The sanctuary takes in cruelty and abuse cases and regularly receives referrals from the police.
- So naturally he felt a force-feeding ban should be added to the many anticruelty laws already on the books, but he also freely acknowledged the practical benefits of fighting this particular battle. The Foie Gras Wars