English / word
cruel
adjective B1MEANING IN ENGLISH
willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it
Willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
In context
01
It is terribly cruel to leave animals locked without water.
02
History remembers the dictator as a cruel and heartless ruler.
Synonyms
harsh,ruthless,brutal
Antonyms
kind,gentle,compassionate
Collocations
cruel joke,cruel act,cruel treatment