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cru·el·ty

cruelty

 
pronunciation:
krul ti [or] kru l ti
part of speech: noun
inflections: cruelties
definition: Cruelty is very terrible and unkind behavior that causes very much pain to another person or animal.
His cruelty to his dogs was discovered, and he was put in jail.