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cruelness

/ˈkruː.əl.nəs/

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noun

/ˈkruː.əl.nəs/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее качество или состояние жестокости, часто связанное с причинением напряжения, раздражения или намеренной боли другим.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being cruel, often involving causing tension, annoyance, or deliberate pain to others.

uncountable

  1. Quality of being cruelB2formal

    The state or quality of being deliberately unkind, causing pain or suffering to others.

    ruЖестокость

    • The cruelness of his actions shocked everyone.
    • She could not tolerate the cruelness of the treatment.
    • The novel explores the cruelness of human nature.

    Synonymsbarbaritybrutalitycallousnesscrueltyharshnessinhumanityruthlessnesssavageryviciousness

    Antonymsbenevolencebenignitycompassionhumanitykindness

  2. Causing tension or annoyanceB2informal

    A form of behavior that creates stress, irritation, or discomfort in others.

    ruВызывание напряжения или раздражения

    • His constant teasing had a cruelness that annoyed everyone.
    • The cruelness of the prank caused unnecessary tension.
    • She regretted the cruelness of her words during the argument.