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Definitions for: Cruelty
[n] a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
[n] the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
[n] feelings of extreme heartlessness
Webster (1913) Definition: Cru"el*ty (-t[y^]), n.; pl. Cruelties (-t[i^]z).
[OF. cruelt['e], F. cruaut['e], 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.
Macaulay.
Synonyms: cruelness, harshness, inhuman treatment, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness
See Also: abuse, atrocity, bloodthirstiness, brutality, coldheartedness, ferociousness, hardheartedness, heartlessness, ill-treatment, ill-usage, impalement, inhumanity, malevolence, malevolency, malice, maltreatment, murderousness, savageness, savagery, viciousness
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