cruel

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

Translation

adj. hard, brutal, som forårsaker lidelse
Word Forms
Superlativecruellest
Comparativecrueller

Phrases & Collocations

extremely cruel

ekstremt grusom

Example Sentences

in a cruel predicament

i en grusom situasjon

the victim of a cruel hoax.

offer for et grusomt bedrag.

He is cruel to animals.

Han er grusom mot dyr.

cruel and inhuman behavior.

grusomt og umenneskelig oppførsel.

the girl had a cruel face.

jenta hadde et grusomt uttrykk i ansiktet.

cruel or degrading treatment.

grusom eller nedverdigende behandling.

Tigers are cruel by nature.

Tiger er grusomme av natur.

It is cruel to drown the cat in the river.

Det er grusomt å drukne katten i elven.

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

et voldsomt angrep på en politisk motstander.Se Synonymer på grusom

That crueled the experiment.

Det gjorde eksperimentet grusomt.

Fate dealt him a cruel blow.

Skjebnen ga ham et grusomt slag.

Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.

Ikke slakt hesten din på den grusomme måten.

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

Det er grusomt å bruke en pisk for å straffe et barn.

Their cruel treatment of prisoners was abominable.

Deres grusomme behandling av fanger var verdigløs.

the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment

grunnlovsforbud mot grusom og usedvanlig straff

They were the victims of a cruel hoax.

De var ofre for et grusomt bedrag.

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

Han synes det er grusomt å holde en lerke i bur.

A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural.

En mor som er grusom mot barnet sitt er unaturlig.

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

Jeg kan ikke fordra folk som er grusomme mot dyr.

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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