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cruel /ˈkruːəl/ /ˈkruːəl/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/c/cru/cruel/cruel__us_1_rr.mp3 cruel(adjective)/ˈkruːəl/ /ˈkruːəl/having a desire to cause physical or mental pain and make somebody sufferHe was known to be a cruel dictator.I can't stand people who are cruel to animals.Her eyes were cruel and hard.Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind (= make somebody suffer because it will be good for them later).an extremely cruel regimecausing physical or mental pain and making somebody suffera cruel joke/hoaxcruel punishmentIt was a cruel irony that he, being gravely ill, would survive his family.It would be a cruel twist of fate if he escaped only to starve to death once outside.Her father's death was a cruel blow.a category of very severe punishment that is banned under US lawThis important case confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.Detainees are subjected to malnutrition, forced labor, and to other cruel and unusual punishments.Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin crudelis, related to crudus ‘raw, rough’.

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(adjective) he was known to be a cruel dictator.i can't stand people who are cruel to animals.her eyes were cruel and hard.sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind (= make somebody suffer because it will be good for them later). Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=cruel This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	cruel
WordType	(adjective)
Phonetic	/ˈkruːəl/ /ˈkruːəl/
Example	he was known to be a cruel dictator. i can't stand people who are cruel to animals. her eyes were cruel and hard. sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind (= make somebody suffer because it will be good for them later).
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Content	cruel (adjective)/ˈkruːəl/ /ˈkruːəl/ having a desire to cause physical or mental pain and make somebody suffer He was known to be a cruel dictator. I can't stand people who are cruel to animals. Her eyes were cruel and hard. Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind (= make somebody suffer because it will be good for them later). an extremely cruel regime causing physical or mental pain and making somebody suffer a cruel joke/hoax cruel punishment It was a cruel irony that he, being gravely ill, would survive his family. It would be a cruel twist of fate if he escaped only to starve to death once outside. Her father's death was a cruel blow. a category of very severe punishment that is banned under US law This important case confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Detainees are subjected to malnutrition, forced labor, and to other cruel and unusual punishments. Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin crudelis, related to crudus ‘raw, rough’.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cruel ˈkruːəl Suffer Make Adjective Dictator I Stand

cruel

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