cruel implies indifference to suffering and even positive pleasure in inflicting it.

CRUEL definition: 1. (of a person or action) extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals…. Learn more.

CRUEL definition: willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others. See examples of cruel used in a sentence.

1. causing or inflicting pain without pity: a cruel teacher. 2. causing pain or suffering: a cruel accident.

Definition of cruel adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Cruel implies willingness to cause pain, and indifference to suffering: a cruel stepfather. Pitiless adds the idea of refusal to show compassion: pitiless to captives.

6 days ago · cruel (comparative crueler or crueller or more cruel, superlative cruelest or cruellest or most cruel) The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the …

Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. Children can be so cruel. Don't you think it's cruel to cage a creature up?

cruel meaning, definition, what is cruel: making someone suffer or feel unhappy: Learn more.

Someone or something that inflicts pain or causes suffering can be described as cruel. It would be cruel of you to offer chocolate to someone on a diet.