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cruel The definition of cruel is someone or something that deliberately causes pain or suffering. An example of cruel is Hurricane Katrina. deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others' suffering; without mercy or pity. causing, or of a kind to cause, pain, distress, etc.
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compassionate The definition of compassionate is someone who shows kindness and empathy to others, or is something or some act that expresses kindness or empathy. 1  An example of compassionate is a caring nurse. 2  An example of compassionate is vacation days or leave time given when your parent dies.
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CRUEL Meaning: (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain. Synonyms: brutal; cruel. Context examples: brutal instruments of torture / cruel weapons of war. Similar: inhumane (lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion)
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poisonous spiteful. 1. Characterized by intense ill will or spite: black, despiteful, evil, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, poisonous, venomous, vicious, wicked.
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cruel Cruel, pitiless, ruthless, brutal, savage imply readiness to cause pain to others. Cruel implies willingness to cause pain, and indifference to suffering: a cruel stepfather. Pitiless adds the idea of refusal to show compassion: pitiless to captives. Ruthless implies cruelty and unscrupulousness, letting nothing stand in one's way: ruthless greed.
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is it possible to test positive with an ovulation kit for 4 days? I had positive OPK results for 5 days in a row last month and just found out that I am over 5 weeks pregnant. I had done the OPK's for 8 months and never had multiple positives until this time.
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Primary Meanings of humane A humane person is one who shows great compassion and caring for others, including animals, and who tries whenever possible to alleviate another's suffering. The idea of being humane is linked to a higher level of a person's character. While the word is derived from the word human, the sad fact is that a person can be human without being humane. Britain's Royal Humane Society, created in 1774 to rescue drowning people, focuses on recognizing acts of human bravery.
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compassionate Definition of compassionate. 1  1 : having or showing compassion : sympathetic a compassionate friend a compassionate smile. 2  2 : granted because of unusual distressing circumstances affecting an individual —used of some military privileges (as leave) The soldier was granted compassionate leave following the death of his father.
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- Hunger is a cruel fact of nature. Life has dealt them some cruel blows in recent years. [=some very bad things have happened to them in recent years] The law forbids cruel and unusual punishment. [=punishment that is very harsh and inappropriate for the crime]
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oppressive 1. (= unjust) [ regime, law, system ] → opresivo; [ tax ] → gravoso. 2. (= stifling) [ heat, air, atmosphere ] → sofocante, agobiante; [ mood, feeling, silence ] → opresivo, agobiante. the little room was oppressive → la pequena pequeña habitacion habitación resultaba opresiva. or agobiante
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cruel Learner's definition of CRUEL. [also more cruel; most cruel] 1. — used to describe people who hurt others and do not feel sorry about it. a cruel dictator/tyrant. Children can be cruel, as any child who has been made fun of by others knows. He says he can't trust people who are cruel to animals.
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harsh Unpleasant, uncomfortable, or hostile to survival: a harsh wilderness; a harsh winter. 3. Severe, cruel, or exacting: harsh punishment; a harsh overseer. 4. Disagreeable to the mind or feelings: harsh words. 5. Expressing displeasure or disapproval: gave me a harsh look.
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Cruel and unusual punishment From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cruel and unusual punishment is a phrase describing punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the person subjected to it.
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- Definition of compassionate. 1 : having or showing compassion : sympathetic a compassionate friend a compassionate smile.
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- adj → grausam (to zu); remark, wit, critic, winter also → unbarmherzig; to be cruel to animals → ein Tierquäler sein; to be cruel to one’s dog → seinen Hund quälen; that is cruel to animals → das ist Tierquälerei; don’t be cruel! → sei nicht so gemein!; sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind → manchmal ist es letzten Endes besser, wenn man hart ist
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cruel The story of Alstory Simon has all the scope and scale, the cruel reversals, and pointless waste of proper tragedy.
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Crystal Gayle songs Crystal Gayle - Don't it make my brown eyes blue (video/audio edited & remastered) HQ
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- full definition of cruelty 1 the quality or state of being cruel 2 a a cruel action b inhuman treatment 3 marital conduct held as in a divorce action to endanger life or health or to cause mental suffering or fearsee cruelty defined for english language learners see cruelty defined for kidshe quality or state of being cruel 2 a a cruel action b inhuman treatment 3 marital conduct held as in a divorce action to endanger life or health or to cause mental suffering or fear
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Cruel Summer  (3:35) Cruel Summer is a pop and new wave song written and originally performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song played on the darker side (of summer songs): it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by. We've all been there!.
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6 Answers From the Cambridge English Dictionary: Inhuman. extremely cruel, or not human in an unusual or frightening way Prisoners of war were subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment. Most people feel that there is something almost inhuman about perfection.nhuman means something that's animal-like. When we say inhuman behavior we mean a behavior that's exhibited by animals more than humans. Inhumane condition: a condition that violates human rights and lacks what suits a human being.
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treacherous The definition of treacherous is someone who is guilty of dishonesty or betrayal, or something that is dangerous or hazardous. 1  An example of treacherous is someone you thought was your friend who shares your secrets with everyone. 2  An example of treacherous is ground made slippery because of an ice storm.
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- Tyrant. A tyrant, in its modern English usage, is a ruler of a cruel and oppressive character who is an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution, and/or one who has usurped legitimate sovereignty.
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cruelty n. the intentional and malicious infliction of physical or psychological pain on another. In most states various forms of cruelty, extreme cruelty, and/or mental cruelty used to be grounds for divorce if proved. This brought about a lot of unnecessary (and sometimes exaggerated or false) derogatory (nasty) testimony about the other party.
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- noun, plural atrocities. 1. the quality or state of being atrocious. 2. an atrocious act, thing, or circumstance.
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unpleasant nasty nice, lovely, pleasant, agreeable. 2. obnoxious, disagreeable, vicious, malicious, rude, mean, cruel, poisonous, unattractive, unfriendly, vindictive, venomous, mean-spirited, inconsiderate, impolite, unloveable, ill-natured, unlikable or unlikeable He was very unpleasant indeed.npleasant. Not pleasant or agreeable: bad, disagreeable, displeasing, offensive, uncongenial, unsympathetic. Informal: icky.
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treacherous treach·er·ous. adj. 1. Guilty of or characterized by betrayal of confidence or trust; perfidious. 2. Characterized by unforeseen or hidden hazards; dangerous or deceptive: treacherous waters; treacherous footing.