Definition of cruelty in English:

cruelty

nounPlural cruelties ˈkrʊəltiˈkru(ə)lti

mass noun

1Cruel behaviour or attitudes.
he has treated her with extreme cruelty
他极其残忍地对待她。
we can't stand cruelty to animals
我们无法忍受对动物的残暴行为。
count noun the cruelties of forced assimilation and genocide
强制性同化和种族灭绝的残酷行径。
Example sentencesExamples
- I hope the resulting media coverage will help to foster a greater awareness of the cruelty involved.
- If women resisted sexual advances, they risked physical cruelty and punishment.
- Is the response to the extreme cruelty of tyrants the defining moment of the human condition?
- The cruelty perpetrated on the family must cease immediately.
- The whole point of this storyline is that he has reduced her to a gibbering wreck through emotional and verbal cruelty without any physical violence.
- I felt like a Roman emperor, looking down on my subject wondering whether to show mercy or cruelty.
- I shall not treat either of you with undue cruelty, but neither do I have any intention of pardoning your deeds.
- They emphasise, instead, the degree of cruelty inflicted by men on women.
- We suffered cruelty and abandonment even as we continued to teach the world about a loving God.
- There can be no neutrality between justice and cruelty, between the innocent and the guilty.
- What matters most is that prohibitions against human cruelty be hard and binding.
- The fact that credible scientists found there was not excess suffering or cruelty involved was ignored.
- A prince may be ruthless when it is prudent, but wanton cruelty is foolish.
- Why were children treated with such cruelty, both physical and emotional?
- Why did people behave as they did - whether with cruelty or kindness, cravenness or courage?
- But this temptation is dangerous because history contains too much cruelty at the hands of the pious.
- Maybe it was because of casual human cruelty.
- Mistakes I can forgive, but deliberate intent to harm or random acts of cruelty, I find repulsive.
- The casual, unthinking cruelty of children is brilliantly evoked here.
- Officials acting on our behalf committed unspeakable cruelty on a man already wrongly imprisoned for 17 years.
Synonyms
brutality, savagery, savageness, inhumanity, barbarism, barbarousness, brutishness, bloodthirstiness, murderousness, viciousness, ferocity, ferociousness, fierceness
callousness, sadism, ruthlessness, relentlessness, mercilessness, pitilessness, remorselessness, lack of regard, lack of sympathy, lack of charity, heartlessness, cold-heartedness, cold-bloodedness, severity, harshness, inclemency
wickedness, badness, baseness, iniquity, blackness, black-heartedness, evil, fiendishness, devilishness, heinousness, nastiness, unkindness, abuse
rare ferity
1. 1.1Law Behaviour which causes physical or mental harm to another, especially a spouse, whether intentionally or not.
  〔律〕（尤指对配偶的）虐待（行为）
  she divorced my stepfather for persistent cruelty
  Example sentencesExamples
  The jury was told that he had been convicted of grievous bodily harm and child cruelty against a girl in Essex in April 1998.
  In 1948, Wyman sued for divorce, charging extreme mental cruelty.
  Charges of dangerous driving and child cruelty were withdrawn by the prosecution.
  He pleaded not guilty to cruelty and claimed he had entrusted the puppies to a man called Phil.
  Her evidence was led in support of three so called specimen counts of rape, six of indecent assault and one of cruelty.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French crualte, based on Latin crudelitas, from crudelis (see cruel).

Definition of cruelty in US English:

cruelty

nounˈkru(ə)ltiˈkro͞o(ə)ltē

1Callous indifference to or pleasure in causing pain and suffering.
残忍；残酷；残暴
he has treated her with extreme cruelty
他极其残忍地对待她。
Example sentencesExamples
- The fact that credible scientists found there was not excess suffering or cruelty involved was ignored.
- The cruelty perpetrated on the family must cease immediately.
- There can be no neutrality between justice and cruelty, between the innocent and the guilty.
- I hope the resulting media coverage will help to foster a greater awareness of the cruelty involved.
- Is the response to the extreme cruelty of tyrants the defining moment of the human condition?
- They emphasise, instead, the degree of cruelty inflicted by men on women.
- Why did people behave as they did - whether with cruelty or kindness, cravenness or courage?
- Why were children treated with such cruelty, both physical and emotional?
- We suffered cruelty and abandonment even as we continued to teach the world about a loving God.
- Maybe it was because of casual human cruelty.
- Officials acting on our behalf committed unspeakable cruelty on a man already wrongly imprisoned for 17 years.
- If women resisted sexual advances, they risked physical cruelty and punishment.
- The casual, unthinking cruelty of children is brilliantly evoked here.
- Mistakes I can forgive, but deliberate intent to harm or random acts of cruelty, I find repulsive.
- I felt like a Roman emperor, looking down on my subject wondering whether to show mercy or cruelty.
- The whole point of this storyline is that he has reduced her to a gibbering wreck through emotional and verbal cruelty without any physical violence.
- What matters most is that prohibitions against human cruelty be hard and binding.
- A prince may be ruthless when it is prudent, but wanton cruelty is foolish.
- But this temptation is dangerous because history contains too much cruelty at the hands of the pious.
- I shall not treat either of you with undue cruelty, but neither do I have any intention of pardoning your deeds.
Synonyms
brutality, savagery, savageness, inhumanity, barbarism, barbarousness, brutishness, bloodthirstiness, murderousness, viciousness, ferocity, ferociousness, fierceness
1. 1.1 Behavior that causes pain or suffering to a person or animal.
  残酷（或残忍、残暴）行为
  we can't stand cruelty to animals
  我们无法忍受对动物的残暴行为。
  the cruelties of forced assimilation and genocide
  强制性同化和种族灭绝的残酷行径。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He witnessed all of slavery's cruelties, the ruthless and the petty.
  It is the ‘lukewarm attitude of the authorities against the cruelties meted out to elephants’ that has annoyed them.
  Untold cruelties were heaped on such unfortunate souls.
  They could have prosecuted the people responsible for the cruelties I have written about here if they had wanted to.
  The games, rituals, teasings, adventures and small cruelties of the children are mirrored by the squabbles and brutalities of the adults.
  She knows better than anyone the cruelties he is capable of.
  Its graphic descriptions of life on a Maryland plantation, and of the cruelties he witnessed as a child and later endured himself, made the book an instant classic.
  But because autism has no visible signs its victims are often subjected to unthinking cruelties.
  And the British middle and upper classes have perfected lethal cruelties for humiliating those who rise from below them.
  There are no visual signs and so sufferers are often simply dismissed as naughty and can face unthinking cruelties from people who simply fail to realise they are dealing with a disabled person.
  But today's children are in no mood to suffer that cruelty in silence.
  Then there is the employer whose coldness and real cruelties are something he himself cannot understand.
  The most civilised troops will commit excesses and cruelties.
  But maybe she would have warned me about the treacheries and cruelties of which some men are capable.
  Each of us has the power to make simple changes in our lives so that we don't support these cruelties.
  Surely one of life's greatest tragedies is that man can always come up with explanations for the unspeakable cruelties people inflict on each other.
  Remember a while back when they did an investigation of an egg farm and showed all the cruelties involved?
  It's the more casual cruelties which I found disturbing.
  If we are not restrained by conventions, traditions or rules we are all capable of grotesque cruelties.
  Harvey is at his best attacking Western intellectuals who supported communism without ever having to suffer its cruelties.
2. 1.2Law Behavior which causes physical or mental harm to another, especially a spouse, whether intentionally or not.
  〔律〕（尤指对配偶的）虐待（行为）
  Example sentencesExamples
  In 1948, Wyman sued for divorce, charging extreme mental cruelty.
  He pleaded not guilty to cruelty and claimed he had entrusted the puppies to a man called Phil.
  The jury was told that he had been convicted of grievous bodily harm and child cruelty against a girl in Essex in April 1998.
  Her evidence was led in support of three so called specimen counts of rape, six of indecent assault and one of cruelty.
  Charges of dangerous driving and child cruelty were withdrawn by the prosecution.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French crualte, based on Latin crudelitas, from crudelis (see cruel).

单词	cruelty
释义	Definition of cruelty in English: cruelty nounPlural cruelties ˈkrʊəltiˈkru(ə)lti mass noun 1Cruel behaviour or attitudes. he has treated her with extreme cruelty 他极其残忍地对待她。 we can't stand cruelty to animals 我们无法忍受对动物的残暴行为。 count noun the cruelties of forced assimilation and genocide 强制性同化和种族灭绝的残酷行径。 Example sentencesExamples I hope the resulting media coverage will help to foster a greater awareness of the cruelty involved. If women resisted sexual advances, they risked physical cruelty and punishment. Is the response to the extreme cruelty of tyrants the defining moment of the human condition? The cruelty perpetrated on the family must cease immediately. The whole point of this storyline is that he has reduced her to a gibbering wreck through emotional and verbal cruelty without any physical violence. I felt like a Roman emperor, looking down on my subject wondering whether to show mercy or cruelty. I shall not treat either of you with undue cruelty, but neither do I have any intention of pardoning your deeds. They emphasise, instead, the degree of cruelty inflicted by men on women. We suffered cruelty and abandonment even as we continued to teach the world about a loving God. There can be no neutrality between justice and cruelty, between the innocent and the guilty. What matters most is that prohibitions against human cruelty be hard and binding. The fact that credible scientists found there was not excess suffering or cruelty involved was ignored. A prince may be ruthless when it is prudent, but wanton cruelty is foolish. Why were children treated with such cruelty, both physical and emotional? Why did people behave as they did - whether with cruelty or kindness, cravenness or courage? But this temptation is dangerous because history contains too much cruelty at the hands of the pious. Maybe it was because of casual human cruelty. Mistakes I can forgive, but deliberate intent to harm or random acts of cruelty, I find repulsive. The casual, unthinking cruelty of children is brilliantly evoked here. Officials acting on our behalf committed unspeakable cruelty on a man already wrongly imprisoned for 17 years. Synonyms brutality, savagery, savageness, inhumanity, barbarism, barbarousness, brutishness, bloodthirstiness, murderousness, viciousness, ferocity, ferociousness, fierceness callousness, sadism, ruthlessness, relentlessness, mercilessness, pitilessness, remorselessness, lack of regard, lack of sympathy, lack of charity, heartlessness, cold-heartedness, cold-bloodedness, severity, harshness, inclemency wickedness, badness, baseness, iniquity, blackness, black-heartedness, evil, fiendishness, devilishness, heinousness, nastiness, unkindness, abuse rare ferity 1.1Law Behaviour which causes physical or mental harm to another, especially a spouse, whether intentionally or not. 〔律〕（尤指对配偶的）虐待（行为） she divorced my stepfather for persistent cruelty Example sentencesExamples The jury was told that he had been convicted of grievous bodily harm and child cruelty against a girl in Essex in April 1998. In 1948, Wyman sued for divorce, charging extreme mental cruelty. Charges of dangerous driving and child cruelty were withdrawn by the prosecution. He pleaded not guilty to cruelty and claimed he had entrusted the puppies to a man called Phil. Her evidence was led in support of three so called specimen counts of rape, six of indecent assault and one of cruelty. Origin Middle English: from Old French crualte, based on Latin crudelitas, from crudelis (see cruel). Definition of cruelty in US English: cruelty nounˈkru(ə)ltiˈkro͞o(ə)ltē 1Callous indifference to or pleasure in causing pain and suffering. 残忍；残酷；残暴 he has treated her with extreme cruelty 他极其残忍地对待她。 Example sentencesExamples The fact that credible scientists found there was not excess suffering or cruelty involved was ignored. The cruelty perpetrated on the family must cease immediately. There can be no neutrality between justice and cruelty, between the innocent and the guilty. I hope the resulting media coverage will help to foster a greater awareness of the cruelty involved. Is the response to the extreme cruelty of tyrants the defining moment of the human condition? They emphasise, instead, the degree of cruelty inflicted by men on women. Why did people behave as they did - whether with cruelty or kindness, cravenness or courage? Why were children treated with such cruelty, both physical and emotional? We suffered cruelty and abandonment even as we continued to teach the world about a loving God. Maybe it was because of casual human cruelty. Officials acting on our behalf committed unspeakable cruelty on a man already wrongly imprisoned for 17 years. If women resisted sexual advances, they risked physical cruelty and punishment. The casual, unthinking cruelty of children is brilliantly evoked here. Mistakes I can forgive, but deliberate intent to harm or random acts of cruelty, I find repulsive. I felt like a Roman emperor, looking down on my subject wondering whether to show mercy or cruelty. The whole point of this storyline is that he has reduced her to a gibbering wreck through emotional and verbal cruelty without any physical violence. What matters most is that prohibitions against human cruelty be hard and binding. A prince may be ruthless when it is prudent, but wanton cruelty is foolish. But this temptation is dangerous because history contains too much cruelty at the hands of the pious. I shall not treat either of you with undue cruelty, but neither do I have any intention of pardoning your deeds. Synonyms brutality, savagery, savageness, inhumanity, barbarism, barbarousness, brutishness, bloodthirstiness, murderousness, viciousness, ferocity, ferociousness, fierceness 1.1 Behavior that causes pain or suffering to a person or animal. 残酷（或残忍、残暴）行为 we can't stand cruelty to animals 我们无法忍受对动物的残暴行为。 the cruelties of forced assimilation and genocide 强制性同化和种族灭绝的残酷行径。 Example sentencesExamples He witnessed all of slavery's cruelties, the ruthless and the petty. It is the ‘lukewarm attitude of the authorities against the cruelties meted out to elephants’ that has annoyed them. Untold cruelties were heaped on such unfortunate souls. They could have prosecuted the people responsible for the cruelties I have written about here if they had wanted to. The games, rituals, teasings, adventures and small cruelties of the children are mirrored by the squabbles and brutalities of the adults. She knows better than anyone the cruelties he is capable of. Its graphic descriptions of life on a Maryland plantation, and of the cruelties he witnessed as a child and later endured himself, made the book an instant classic. But because autism has no visible signs its victims are often subjected to unthinking cruelties. And the British middle and upper classes have perfected lethal cruelties for humiliating those who rise from below them. There are no visual signs and so sufferers are often simply dismissed as naughty and can face unthinking cruelties from people who simply fail to realise they are dealing with a disabled person. But today's children are in no mood to suffer that cruelty in silence. Then there is the employer whose coldness and real cruelties are something he himself cannot understand. The most civilised troops will commit excesses and cruelties. But maybe she would have warned me about the treacheries and cruelties of which some men are capable. Each of us has the power to make simple changes in our lives so that we don't support these cruelties. Surely one of life's greatest tragedies is that man can always come up with explanations for the unspeakable cruelties people inflict on each other. Remember a while back when they did an investigation of an egg farm and showed all the cruelties involved? It's the more casual cruelties which I found disturbing. If we are not restrained by conventions, traditions or rules we are all capable of grotesque cruelties. Harvey is at his best attacking Western intellectuals who supported communism without ever having to suffer its cruelties. 1.2Law Behavior which causes physical or mental harm to another, especially a spouse, whether intentionally or not. 〔律〕（尤指对配偶的）虐待（行为） Example sentencesExamples In 1948, Wyman sued for divorce, charging extreme mental cruelty. He pleaded not guilty to cruelty and claimed he had entrusted the puppies to a man called Phil. The jury was told that he had been convicted of grievous bodily harm and child cruelty against a girl in Essex in April 1998. Her evidence was led in support of three so called specimen counts of rape, six of indecent assault and one of cruelty. Charges of dangerous driving and child cruelty were withdrawn by the prosecution. Origin Middle English: from Old French crualte, based on Latin crudelitas, from crudelis (see cruel).
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