Cruelty
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
a cruel act
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feelings of extreme heartlessness
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- cruelnessharshnessinhuman treatmentmercilessnesspitilessnessruthlessness
- plural
- Cruelties
- possessive
- Cruelty's
- pluralpossessive
- Cruelties'