cruel

[US]/ˈkruːəl/
[UK]/ˈkruːəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kasar, kejam, menyebabkan penderitaan
Word Forms
Superlativecruellest
Comparativecrueller

Phrases & Collocations

extremely cruel

amat kejam

Example Sentences

in a cruel predicament

dalam keadaan yang kejam

the victim of a cruel hoax.

mangsa tipu muslihat kejam.

He is cruel to animals.

Dia kejam terhadap haiwan.

cruel and inhuman behavior.

kelakuan yang kejam dan tidak berperikemanusiaan.

the girl had a cruel face.

muka gadis itu kejam.

cruel or degrading treatment.

rawatan yang kejam atau merendahkan.

Tigers are cruel by nature.

Harimau secara semula jadi kejam.

It is cruel to drown the cat in the river.

Adalah kejam untuk menenggelamkan kucing di sungai.

a savage attack on a political rival.See Synonyms at cruel

serangan kejam terhadap pesaing politik. Lihat Sinonim di kejam

That crueled the experiment.

Itu merosakkan eksperimen.

Fate dealt him a cruel blow.

Takdir memberikan dia tamparan kejam.

Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.

Jangan pukul kuda anda dengan cara yang kejam itu.

It's cruel to use a whip to punish a child.

Adalah kejam untuk menggunakan cambuk untuk menghukum kanak-kanak.

Their cruel treatment of prisoners was abominable.

Rawatan kejam mereka terhadap tahanan adalah keji.

the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment

larangan konstitusional terhadap hukuman yang kejam dan tidak biasa

They were the victims of a cruel hoax.

Mereka adalah mangsa tipu muslihat kejam.

He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.

Dia fikir adalah kejam untuk menahan burung pipit di dalam sangkar.

A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural.

Seorang ibu yang kejam terhadap anaknya tidak semula jadi.

I can't stand people who are cruel to animals.

Saya tidak tahan orang yang kejam terhadap haiwan.

Real-world Examples

I was cruel, and I'm never cruel.

Source: Selected Electronic Love Letters

And some people are just inherently cruel.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

His answer was brutal, cruel and inhumane.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) July 2018 Collection

Yet for one creature, that strategy seems almost cruel.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

Maybe you'd call it cruel but others would call it love, tough love!

Source: Villains' Tea Party

" Fate is cruel, " he thought. " Fate is cruel to me."

Source: The Trumpet Swan

You have A cruel sense of humor.

Source: Ice Age 1 Highlights

Come home immediately, you cruel boy! '

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

The slow and agonizing method through which children are tortured and killed seems needlessly cruel.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

It's the way of surviving in this cruel cruel world that she finds herself in.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

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