CRUELTY

cruelty, inhuman treatment

(noun) a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

cruelty, cruelness, harshness

(noun) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

cruelty, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness

(noun) feelings of extreme heartlessness

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

cruelty (countable and uncountable, plural cruelties)

(uncountable) An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.

Synonyms: mercilessness, barbarism, ruthlessness

Antonym: mercy

(countable) A cruel act.

Anagrams

• cutlery

Source: Wiktionary

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Cru"el*ty (-t), n.; pl. Cruelties (-t. Etym: [OF. cruelt, F. cruaut, fr. L. crudelitas, fr. crudelis. See Cruel.]

1. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity. Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty. Shak.

2. A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain. Cruelties worthy of the dungeons of the Inquisition. Macualay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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