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
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.
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Source: Wiktionary
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
18 January 2025
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
