cruelty
noun [ U or C ] uk/ˈkruː.əl.ti/ us/ˈkruː.əl.t̬i/
B2 残忍，残酷;残酷行为;虐待
cruel behaviour or a cruel action
The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals. 农场主被指控虐待动物。
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- The slaves were treated with sickening cruelty.
- I find any cruelty to children utterly repellent.
- She divorced her husband on the grounds of mental cruelty.
- The cruelty displayed by these torturers is hard to comprehend.
- This arrogant and evil character used cruelty and fear to control his whole family.