cruelties

Variant of cruelty

cruelty Definition

cru·elty (-tē)

noun

the quality or condition of being cruel; inhumanity; hardheartedness
pl. cruelties -·ties a cruel action, remark, etc.
Law willful infliction of physical pain or suffering upon a person or animal, or of mental distress upon a person

Etymology: ME cruelte < OFr < L crudelitas < cruel

cruelties Usage Examples

Converse of object

perpetrate: With your graceful stealth anticipate the moves of all who perpetrate cruelties and stay their hands against the children of light.

Adjective modifier

unspeakable: For the next nine years - five in solitary confinement - he endured starvation, loneliness, and unspeakable cruelties.

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