01 n. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity.
pl.
Cruelties ((-tĭz))
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1.
The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity.“Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty.” — Shak.
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2.
A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain.“Cruelties worthy of the dungeons of the Inquisition.” — Macaulay.