cruel en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹuːəl/
- kro͞oəl
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈkɹʉul/ (Ireland)
- (US) audio
- /kɹuːl/ (also)
- /ˈkɹʲuːl/ Dublin
- /kɹʊəl/
Etymology
From Middle English cruel, borrowed from Old French cruel, from Latin crūdēlis (“hard, severe, cruel”), akin to crūdus (“raw, crude”); see crude.
Meanings
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Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.
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Harsh; severe.
He was physically the toughest of us and wore five layers of polar clothing, but the cold was cruel and wore us down hour after hour.
2013, Ranulph Fiennes, Cold: Extreme Adventures at the Lowest Temperatures on Earth:The thought that something might befall him that would leave her entirely at the mercy of this beast caused him greater anxiety than the probability that almost certain death awaited her should she be left entirely alone upon the outskirts of the cruel forest.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 193:You may be sure they watched the cliffs on their left eagerly for any sign of a break or any place where they could climb them; but those cliffs remained cruel.
1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia:We're certainly having quite a cruel winter this year.
- (slang) Cool; awesome; neat.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crueler | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| crueller | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| cruellest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more cruel | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most cruel | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| cruell | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| cruelest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
cruel mistress · overcruel · cruelness · cruel-hearted · over-cruel · be cruel to be kind · cruelize · uncruel · cruelsome · goodbye, cruel world · cruelly
Hypernyms
Relateds
crude · ill-natured · stern · ill-disposed · ill-intentioned · cruelty
Synonyms
hardened · tough · grim · thick-skinned · frosty · inhuman · marble-hearted · savage · forbidding · despiteful · cold · unpitying · dour · spiteful · demonic · unsympathetic · brutal · hard · callous · flagitious · unmoved · diabolical · unmerciful · flint-hearted · rigorous · sadistic · barbarous · hardhearted · malicious · ruthless · fell · icy · insensitive · sadistic · severe · stonyhearted · truculent · cruel · rotten · pitiless · unbenign · hardhanded · compassionless · cold-eyed · strict · unpitiful · insensate · cruel · incessive · hard-boiled · iron-hearted · bowelless · remorseless · merciless · diabolic · strict · unkind · brutal · stonehearted · stony · rockhearted · unbenevolent · stern · brutal · harsh · nonhumane · heartless · inhumane · callous · humorless · inhuman · inclement · spiteful · nasty
Translations (160)
ms kejam (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · te క్రూరమైన (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ar الْقَاسِي (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ast cruel (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · es cruel (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · mi whakawiriwiri (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · fr cruel (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · tg золим (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · sv grym (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · sh ȍkrūtan (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · kk мейірімсіз (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ko 잔인하다 (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · el σκληρός (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · da ond (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · lt žiaurus (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · hi निर्दयी (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ja 酷い (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · bg жесто́к (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ca cruel (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · he אַכְזָרִי (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · lad ahzar (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · gd garg (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ro crunt (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · sw dhalimu (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · gl cruel (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · uz zolim (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · es cruento (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · th โหดร้าย (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · tr acımasız (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · vi độc ác (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · kmr zalim (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · et julm (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ia cruel (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · nl wreed (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ur نِرْدَیِی (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · eo kruela (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · da grum (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · hi अत्याचारी (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ru жесто́кий (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · wyi nilimjak-koorring (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · hi क्रूर (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · fi julma (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ja 残酷 (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · sh не̏човјечан (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · nl gemeen (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · cy creulon (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · nap malo (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · az mərhəmətsiz (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · tr merhametsiz (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ro cumplit (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · pl okrutny (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ka სასტიკი (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ug بىرەھىم (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · sk krutý (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ga turcánta (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · da grusom (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · gd borb (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ota دینسز (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ky катаал (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · gd brùideil (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · nl wrede (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · gd neo-iochdmhor (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · fa ظالِم (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · hy դաժան (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ja 惨い (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · lad imansiz (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · zdj -i (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · uz vahshiy (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · tr vahşi (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ar قَاسٍ (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · tg бераҳм (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ky ырайымсыз (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · gd mì-chneasta (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · pdt grausom (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · cmn 殘酷 /残酷 (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · sh nȅčovječan (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · da umenneskelig (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · tt рәхимсез (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · fo grimmur (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · tl malupit (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · sq mizor (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · az vəhşi (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · kmr bêrehm (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · nb grusom (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ga daordhálach (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · enm cruel (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · sh не̏човечан (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · uz shafqatsiz (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · th โหด (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · sl krut (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · az qəddar (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · nan-hbl 橫逆 /横逆 (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · yi אכזריותדיק (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · tg золимона (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · az zalım (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ur ظالِمانَہ (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ms zalim (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · da styg (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · cmn 狠心 (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · fa ظالِمانِه (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ur ظالِم (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ga danartha (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ro crud (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · mn хэрцгий (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · oc crusèl (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · id tega (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · is vondur (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · sh о̏крӯтан (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · hu kegyetlen (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · uk жорсто́кий (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · th ทารุณ (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ga ainiochtach (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · pt cruel (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · la crūdēlis (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · sh nȅčovečan (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ko 잔혹하다 (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · is grimmur (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ug رەھىمسىز (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · oc crudèl (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · fy wreed (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · hi उग्र (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · tyz ác (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ang wælhrēow (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · fa بی رَحْم (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · kk қатал (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ug ۋەھشىي (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · sa क्रूर (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ja 残忍 (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ka ულმობელი (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · gd cruadalach (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · it crudele (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · lad kruel (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · uz rahmsiz (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · uz berahm (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · fur crudêl (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · gd neo-thruacanta (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · af wreedaardig (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · yi גרויזאַם (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · nl gemene (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · cmn 殘忍 /残忍 (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · id kejam (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · lv nežēlīgs (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ml ക്രൂരം (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · lt negailestingas (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · hy անգութ (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ga neamhdhuineata (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · az amansız (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · de grausam (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · da rå (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · tr zalim (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · cs krutý (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · tg бераҳмона (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · pap kruel (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · hi ज़ालिम (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · ga cruálach (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · scn crudili (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · oc cruèl (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · be жо́рсткі (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · tk rehimsiz (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) · la saevus (that intentionally causes pain and suffering)