| NOUN | act | cruelty, inhuman treatment | a cruel act |
|---|---|---|---|
| feeling | cruelty, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness | feelings of extreme / extreme heartlessness | |
| attribute | cruelty, cruelness, harshness | the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance |
| Sounds | kruw'ahltiy; kruw'ltiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | A cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | inhuman treatment | |
| Narrower | atrocity, inhumanity | An act of atrocious cruelty |
| impalement | The act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture | |
| Broader | maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment |
| Spanish | crueldad, trato inhumano | |
| Catalan | crueltat, tractament inhumà | |
| Meaning | Feelings of extreme / extreme heartlessness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness | |
| Broader | heartlessness, coldheartedness, hardheartedness | An absence of concern for the welfare of others |
| Spanish | crueldad | |
| Catalan | crueltat | |
| Meaning | The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | cruelness, harshness | |
| Narrower | ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savagery | The trait of extreme / extreme cruelty |
| murderousness | cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder | |
| Broader | malevolence, malevolency, malice | The quality of threatening evil |
| Spanish | crueldad | |
| Catalan | crueltat | |
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