cruel - Longman Dictionary

cruel meaning, definition, what is cruel: making someone suffer or feel unhappy: Learn ... Word family (noun) cruelty (adjective) cruel (adverb) cruelly. cruel Wordfamily (noun) cruelty (adjective) cruel (adverb) cruellyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishcruelcru‧el/ˈkruːəl/●●●S3adjective    1CRUELmakingsomeonesufferorfeelunhappy  Hisdeathwasacruelblow.  Sometimeslifeseemsunbearablycruel.►seethesaurusatunkind2CRUELdeliberatelyhurtingpeopleoranimalsOPPkind  Theprisonerwasahardcruelman.  crueljokesaboutmothers-in-law  Itwasacrueltactlessthingtosay.cruelto  Shewasoftencrueltohersister.3→becrueltobekind—cruellyadverb  Hewascruellyneglectedbyhisparents.THESAURUScrueldeliberatelyhurtingpeopleormakingthemsufferItwascrueltolockthedoginthegarageallday.Herfatherhadbeenverycrueltoherwhenshewasachild.acruel,selfishwomanheartlessnotfeelinganypityandnotcaringaboutotherpeopleortheirproblemsHowcouldyoubesoheartless!Hewascoldandheartlessandhadnoconcernforthewelfareofhisemployees.sadisticgettingpleasurefrommakingotherpeoplesufferasadistickillerasadisticthingtodobarbaricextremelycruel,inawaythatshockspeopleabarbaricpunishmentabarbaricsportviciousveryviolentandcruel,especiallybysuddenlyattackingsomeoneandcausinginjurytothemaviciousattackonaninnocentmanSomedogscanbevicious.brutalverycruelandviolent,inawaythatshowsnohumanfeelingsabrutaldictatorthebrutalmethodsusedbythesecretpoliceinhumaneinhumaneconditions,treatmentetcarenotconsideredacceptablebecausetheycausetoomuchsufferingtheinhumanetreatmentofprisonerscold-bloodedacold-bloodedmurder,attacketcisdonewithoutshowinganyfeelingorpityforthepersonwhoisattacked.Acold-bloodedkillerkillspeoplewithoutshowinganypityawoman'scold-bloodedmurderofherdevotedhusbandacold-bloodedpsychopath ExamplesfromtheCorpuscruel•Peoplesayshowbusinesscanbeverycruel.•Childrencansometimesbeverycruel.•Themortalsseemedmiserableandthechildrencruelandnowtherewasnothingleftofthespectacle.•Inthesecondplace,heinventedfishnets,acrueldevicewherebyinnocentfishleapweepingtoyourfryingpans.•Theheavymouth,theyellowskin,thecrueleyes-thesetoldtherealstory.•IknewIwascruelinlettingthewalksgoonasifnothinghadchanged.•Lylewasalwaysplayingcrueljokesonhislittlesister.•Theelectricchairispossiblythecruelestmethodofexecution.•Itwascruelofyoutofrightenthepoorboylikethat.•Hedidn'tseemthesortofmantobecruelonpurpose.•Anunknowable,harshandcruelsocietyhaddestroyedhisfatherfornoapparentreason.•Herparentswereverycrueltoherwhenshewasyoung.•Shemarriedamanwhowasverycrueltoher.•Ithinkit'scrueltokeepdogslockedupinsideallday.•alongcruelwintercruelblow•Yetwiththeirveryfirstattack,thevisitorsstruckacruelblow.•ThefactPearscouldberuledoutofthecrunchgameatMolineuxisacruelblowafterhissuperbseason.•Itisacruelblowandonethatagainunderlinestheinconsistencyoftheredcardlaw.•Thishadbeenacruelblow,butitwouldn'tstopherfromensuringthatjusticewasdone.•Itwouldhavebeenanunnecessaryandcruelblowforhertoseeheroldhomeinitsstateofdecay.•ThatwasacruelblowforHowardWilkinson'steam,whohadmadeacommitted,controlledandcommandingstart.•Hewantedtogivecomfort,andprotectherfromthecruelblowlifehaddealther.cruelto•Hermothercouldbecrueltoherattimes.Origincruel(1200-1300)OldFrenchLatincrudelis,fromcrudus;→ CRUDE1 Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults LeagueagainstCruelSports,the becrueltobekind Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Human Water Oceanography Finance Seealltopics Wordoftheday split ifagroupofpeoplesplits,orifitissplit,peopleinthegroupdisagreestronglywitheachotherandthegroupsometimesdividesintoseparatesmallergroups