cruel
B1UK /ˈkruːəl/US /ˈkruːəl/
Meaning
adjective
having a desire to cause physical or mental pain and make somebody suffer
“He was known to be a cruel dictator.”
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“a sometimes cruel and challenging world.”
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a sometimes cruel and challenging world.
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