- cruel suffering
- cruel suffering ужасные страдания
Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. В.К. Мюллер. 1969.
Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. В.К. Мюллер. 1969.
cruel — [kro͞o′əl] adj. [OFr < L crudelis < crudus: see CRUDE] 1. deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others suffering; without mercy or pity 2. causing, or of a kind to cause, pain, distress, etc. cruelly adv. cruelness n … English World dictionary
cruel — I adjective acrimonious, agonizing, atrocious, barbarous, blood thirsty, brutal, cold, cold blooded, cold hearted, crudelis, demoniacal, devilish, diabolical, distressing, evil minded, ferocious, fiendish, fierce, hard, hardhearted, harsh,… … Law dictionary
cruel and inhuman treatment — cru·el and in·hu·man treatment n: cruelty (2) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cruel and inhuman treatment … Law dictionary
cruel — ► ADJECTIVE (crueller, cruellest or crueler, cruelest) 1) disregarding or taking pleasure in the pain or suffering of others. 2) causing pain or suffering. DERIVATIVES cruelly adverb. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
cruel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. coldblooded, harsh, pitiless. See malevolence, severity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Vicious] Syn. malevolent, brutal, sadistic, inhuman, ruthless, spiteful, depraved, wicked, delighting in torture,… … English dictionary for students
Cruel (disambiguation) — To be cruel is to be indifferent to suffering or to take pleasure from suffering. Cruel may also refer to: Cruel (solitaire), a solitaire card game Cruel Coppinger, a semi legendary figure in Cornish folklore Katie Cruel, a fictional character Mr … Wikipedia
cruel — adjective 1 causing unfair or unnecessary pain or suffering: a cruel twist of fate | a cruel blow (=a sudden event that is painful and unfair): My brother s death was a cruel blow. 2 deliberately making people or animals suffer: The older kids… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Cruel and unusual punishment — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions … Wikipedia
cruel — cruelly, adv. cruelness, n. /krooh euhl/, adj., crueler, cruelest. 1. willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others. 2. enjoying the pain or distress of others: the cruel spectators of the gladiatorial contests. 3. causing or marked… … Universalium
cruel — /ˈkruəl / (say kroohuhl) adjective 1. disposed to inflict suffering; indifferent to, or taking pleasure in, the pain or distress of another; hard hearted; pitiless. 2. causing, or marked by, great pain or distress: a cruel remark. –verb (t)… …
cruel — adjective (crueler or crueller; cruelest or cruellest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin crudelis, from crudus Date: 14th century 1. disposed to inflict pain or suffering ; devoid of humane feelings … New Collegiate Dictionary