CRUELTY


Meaning of CRUELTY in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ extreme , great

an act of extreme ~

▪ deliberate ( esp. BrE )

▪ casual

▪ mental

▪ animal , child ( esp. BrE )

Cases of child ~ occur more often than they are observed.

▪ human

the depths of human ~

VERB + CRUELTY

▪ inflict , show (sb)

How can you inflict such ~ on a child?

Her stepmother showed her nothing but ~.

▪ suffer

The children suffered mental ~ and neglect.

▪ see

She was shocked to see such ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ to , ~ towards/toward

~ to animals

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