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cruel BrE / ˈkruːəl /  NAmE / ˈkruːəl / Native audio playback is not supported. cruel(adjective)BrE / ˈkruːəl /  NAmE / ˈkruːəl / having a desire to cause pain and sufferingopposite kindhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/kind_2a cruel dictatorI 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).causing pain or sufferinga cruel punishment/jokeHer father's death was a cruel blow.Extra Examplesan extremely cruel regimeHe was known to be a cruel dictator.I can’t stand people who are cruel to animals.Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin crudelis, related to crudus ‘raw, rough’.

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(adjective) a cruel dictatori 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

Word	cruel
WordType	(adjective)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈkruːəl / NAmE / ˈkruːəl /
Example	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).
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=cruel
Content	cruel (adjective)BrE / ˈkruːəl / NAmE / ˈkruːəl / having a desire to cause pain and suffering opposite kind https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/kind_2 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). causing pain or suffering a cruel punishment/joke Her father's death was a cruel blow. Extra Examples an extremely cruel regime He was known to be a cruel dictator. I can’t stand people who are cruel to animals. Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind. 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 I Stand People Animals Adjective Bre

cruel

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