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cruelty |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cruelty \Cru"el*ty\ (-t[y^]), n.; pl {Cruelties} (-t[i^]z). [OF. cruelt['e], F. cruaut['e], fr L. crudelitas fr crudelis See {Cruel}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cruelty n 1: a cruel act a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering [syn: {inhuman treatment}] 2: feelings of extreme heartlessness [syn: {mercilessness}, {pitilessness}, {ruthlessness}] 3: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance [syn: {cruelness}, {harshness}]
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