cruel implies indifference to suffering and even positive pleasure in inflicting it.

CRUEL definition: willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others. See examples of cruel used in a sentence.

CRUEL definition: 1. (of a person or action) extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals…. Learn more.

Definition of cruel adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. causing or inflicting pain without pity: a cruel teacher. 2. causing pain or suffering: a cruel accident.

Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. Children can be so cruel.

cruel definition: intentionally causing pain or suffering without pity. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "cruel intentions", "cruel …

5 days ago · cruelty (countable and uncountable, plural cruelties) (uncountable) An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.

Cruelty with animals Cruelty is pleasure in causing suffering to other living things or even themselves. [1] Sadism can also be related to this as it means someone really enjoying this. Cruel ways of causing …

Cruel implies willingness to cause pain, and indifference to suffering: a cruel stepfather.Pitiless adds the idea of refusal to show compassion: pitiless to captives.