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| brute |
a cruel or unkind person. [1/2 definitions] |
| cruelty |
Cruelty is very terrible and unkind behavior that causes very much pain to another person or animal. |
| ill |
in an unfriendly, unkind, or evil way. [1/6 definitions] |
| insult |
An insult is a rude or unkind comment or action that hurts another person's pride or feelings, or something that makes someone feel as if they have received an action or comment like this. [1/2 definitions] |
| jerk1 |
A person who is thought of as rude or unkind is sometimes called a "jerk." The word "jerk" is considered slang. [1/5 definitions] |
| mimic |
Sometimes when people mimic others, they imitate them in an unkind way in order to make fun of them. [1/3 definitions] |
| ridicule |
talk or actions that make unkind fun of someone or something. [2 definitions] |
| rotten |
When a singer is rotten, they sing very badly. When someone says rotten things to you, it means that they say very unkind things. [1/2 definitions] |
| savage |
A savage attack is a very strong, wild, and painful attack. A savage comment is very harsh and unkind. [1/2 definitions] |
| ugly |
When you say something ugly, you say something that is very unkind and can make other people feel hurt or angry. [1/2 definitions] |
| unkind |
If a person is unkind, they don't care about the feelings of other people or of animals, and they act in a way that can hurt them. If a thing is unkind, it hurts people or makes them feel bad or sad. |
| wicked |
When someone is wicked, they do very terrible things that can hurt others, or they have a way of thinking that is just very unkind or evil. A wicked person may cause pain or harm to other people or animals and doesn't care. [1/5 definitions] |
| wrong |
When a thing is wrong, it is bad, unfair, or unkind. It is something that people shouldn't do. Most people think that things like cheating and stealing are wrong. [1/5 definitions] |
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