cruelty
Plural: cruelties
Noun
- Behavior that causes pain or suffering; a cruel act.
- a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
- feelings of extreme heartlessness
- the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
- An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
- A cruel act.
Examples
- The CRUELTY of the tile bag denied him the ’S’ he desperately needed.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English cruelte, from Old French crualté (French cruauté), from Latin crudelitas. By surface analysis, cruel + -ty.
Synonyms
cruelness, harshness, inhuman treatment, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness, barbarism
Scrabble Score: 12
cruelty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcruelty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cruelty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary