cruelty
cru·el·ty (plural cru·el·ties) ncru·el
1. deliberately cruel act: an act that deliberately causes pain and distress
2. state of being cruel: the quality or condition of being cruel
3. law psychological or physical pain: the infliction of pain, distress, or anguish, especially when it is long-term and considered extreme enough to be grounds for divorce
[13th century. Via Old French crualté from, ultimately, Latin crudelitas , from crudelis (see cruel).]
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cru·el(comparative cru·el·er, superlative cru·el·est) adj
1. merciless: deliberately and remorselessly causing pain or anguish, or insensitive to the pain and anguish of others
2. bringing about pain: bringing about pain and distress, or painful to bear
[12th century. Via French from Latin crudelis . Ultimately, from an Indo-European word that also produced English raw and Latin crudus (source of English crude).]
-cru·el·ly, adv
-cru·el·ness, n
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