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" The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it is suspended between its position in the eternal world, with all its corruption and evils and cruelties, and the splendid world of our imagination."
Richard Hofstadter

Meaning of "cruelties" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CRUELTIES

cruelties


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRUELTIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cruelties is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRUELTIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cruelty

Cruelty is indifference to suffering, and even pleasure in inflicting it. Sadism can also be related to this form of action or concept. Cruel ways of inflicting suffering may involve violence, but affirmative violence is not necessary for an act to be cruel. For example, if a person is drowning and begging for help, and another person is able to help, but merely watches with disinterest or perhaps mischievous amusement, that person is being cruel — rather than violent. George Eliot stated that "cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity." Bertrand Russell stated that "the infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell." Gilbert K. Chesterton stated that "cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kind of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind of cruelty."...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRUELTIES

crude steel · crudely · Cruden · crudeness · crudity · crudy · cruel · cruelly · cruelness · cruels · cruelty · cruelty-free · cruet · cruet set · Cruft · Cruikshank · cruise · cruise control · cruise missile · cruiser

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRUELTIES

activities · admiralties · casualties · commonalties · difficulties · disloyalties · faculties · fealties · frailties · learning difficulties · loyalties · mayoralties · novelties · penalties · personalties · royalties · severalties · shelties · shrievalties · specialties · viceroyalties

Synonyms and antonyms of cruelties in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CRUELTIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cruelties» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «cruelties» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRUELTIES

Find out the translation of cruelties to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cruelties from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cruelties» in English.
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残酷
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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crueldades
570 millions of speakers
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English

cruelties
510 millions of speakers
hi

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क्रूरताओं
380 millions of speakers
ar

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القسوة
280 millions of speakers
ru

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жестокости
278 millions of speakers
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crueldades
270 millions of speakers
bn

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নিষ্ঠুরতার
260 millions of speakers
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cruautés
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Kekejaman
190 millions of speakers
de

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Grausamkeiten
180 millions of speakers
ja

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残虐行為
130 millions of speakers
ko

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잔인
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Cruelties
85 millions of speakers
vi

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tàn nhẫn
80 millions of speakers
ta

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கொடூரம்
75 millions of speakers
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क्रूरतेचे
75 millions of speakers
tr

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mezalimi
70 millions of speakers
it

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crudeltà
65 millions of speakers
pl

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okrucieństwa
50 millions of speakers
uk

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жорстокості
40 millions of speakers
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cruzimi
30 millions of speakers
el

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ωμότητες
15 millions of speakers
af

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wreedhede
14 millions of speakers
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grym
10 millions of speakers
no

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grusomhetene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cruelties

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cruelties

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2 QUOTES WITH «CRUELTIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cruelties.
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Richard Hofstadter
The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it is suspended between its position in the eternal world, with all its corruption and evils and cruelties, and the splendid world of our imagination.
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Eric Schlosser
I'm a huge supporter of animal rights - and I've been an outspoken critic of the cruelties routinely inflicted on livestock at factory farms. But it really bothers me that the mistreatment of pigs and chickens and cows seems to attract a lot more attention and spark a lot more outrage than the abuse of immigrant workers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRUELTIES»

Discover the use of cruelties in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cruelties and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cruelties: Stories
"By the acclaimed author of Following the Summer and Affairs of Art come these stories that convey the betrayal that accompanies every love story, seek to dispel all illusion, and recommend malice as state of grace.
Lise Bissonnette, 1998
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Attendant cruelties: nation and nationalism in American history
Traces the ways in which the author believes America's leaders have unscrupulously manipulated nationalism throughout history, evaluating the ways in which citizen beliefs about religion, class, race, and other factors have been exploited ...
Patrice L. R. Higonnet, 2007
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A Lashing for the Lashers; being an exposition of the ...
Henry CURLING. we care not, we are no sickly sentimentalist, no Peace Society humanity-monger, seeking a theme of humbug like the so-called Bornean Massacre, nay, we can whip ahorse well in harness if it display, either in temper or ...
Henry CURLING, 1851
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Convent Cruelties Or How Girls Become the Brides of Christ
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Henry A. Sullivan, 2011
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Great Cruelties Have Been Reported: The 1544 Investigation ...
The 1544 Investigation of the Coronado Expedition Richard Flint. thing that was and seemed appropriate and useful. If afterwards [10v] the Indians rose up in arms, it was not by his fault. This is particularly true since at the time that the natives ...
Richard Flint, 2013
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A General History of the Proceedings and Cruelties, of the ...
Consisting Chiefly of Facts Well Attested, Intermix'd with Many Remarkable Tryals and Sufferings; Such as Have Never Before Been Collected Into One Intire Volume, and are Now Only to be Found in the Closets of the Curious; Extracted from ...
‎1737
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A Brief History of the Cruelties and Atrocities of the Rebellion
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Of Tennessee Thomas L., 2009
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History Of Jacobinism: Its Crimes, Cruelties And Perfidies ...
Comprising An Inquiry Into The Manner Of Disseminating, Under The Appearance Of Philosophy And Virtue, Principles Which Are Equally Subversive Of Order, Virtue, Religion, Liberty And Happiness.
William Playfair, 2006
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Humanitarian Essays; Being Volume III of Cruelties of ...
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1897 Original Publisher: W. Reeves Subjects: Nature / Animal Rights Social Science / Criminology Social Science / Demography Social Science / Emigration
Henry Stephens Salt, 2009
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A perfect declaration of the barbarous and cruel practises ...
from the time of the Kings going from his Parliament untill this present day. Also the names and places of all those whose houses have bin plundred, and lost their lives and estates, compared with the bloudy cruelties of the rebells in Ireland , ...
R. Andrewes, 1642

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRUELTIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cruelties is used in the context of the following news items.
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Language of Distance: It's Lovers vs. Tech/Geography in Notable …
... minor cruelties toward each other: Sergi impulsively breaks Alex's things, while Alex obsessively edits photos during one of their chats. «Village Voice, Jul 15»
2
Witter Springs Chronicles: The cat who cried
Her yellow eyes, as big as two quarters, stared at me through the bars of the cage door, accusing me of unnamed cruelties and horrors ... until I ... «Record Bee, Jul 15»
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Orange Is the New Black's third season is the show's best yet
Politics: portray the casual cruelties and injustices of America's prison system. In order to smuggle this kind of thing onto the air, she had to ... «Vox, Jul 15»
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Injury to bull gave audience a peek at cruelty
Hopefully, through this poor animal's suffering, a few eyes are opened to the cruelties that remain largely unseen. JEANINE TARANTINO. «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Altaf Hussain calls for an end to Rangers deployment
Altaf Hussain said international organizations should raise voice against cruelties meted out to Sindhis, Muhajirs, Baloch, and Pakhtoons. «The News International, Jul 15»
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'We're a violent nation' – director tackles Spain's festival culture of …
The cruelties documented in Rolland's film (warning: graphic scenes) include pulling the head off a goose and throwing a live turkey from a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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MLB trade rumors: New York Yankees can't find anyone better than …
So, either Drew is the league's biggest victim to the cruelties of the baseball gods, or defenders are making plays when he makes contact for a ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
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The Number One Question
He had arrived frail, sick and traumatized. Some of his suffering we knew about, other injuries and past cruelties we would continue to uncover. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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What Is 'Traditional'?
... every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weaknesses and its own strength, its beauties and cruelties; it accepts ... «Yankton Daily Press, Jul 15»
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Adding Music To The Mayhem: 'Heathers: The Musical' Brings The …
The musical takes a different approach. By shedding light on the cruelties of high school combined with powerfully sung lines such as, “we are ... «Neon Tommy, Jul 15»
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