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cruelty(dictionary)
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cruelty (oh)



[U and C] behaviour or actions that deliberately cause pain to people or animals
-opposite kindness kindness
::The children had suffered cruelty and neglect.
::There was a hint of cruelty in Brian's smile.
cruelty to
::cruelty to animals
cruelty of
::the cruelty of the slave trade
::The deliberate cruelty of his words cut her like a knife.
::the cruelties of war
[U] the unfairness of something that happens
::the cruelty of life