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    [Noun]  | "cru*el*ty" | \ ˈkrü(-ə)l-tē \


    1: the quality or state of being cruel

    2: a cruel action

    3: inhuman treatment


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English cruelte, from Anglo-French cruelté, from Latin crudelitat-, crudelitas, from crudelis;

    [Adjective]  | "cru*el*ty-free" | \ ˈkrü(-ə)l-tē-ˈfrē \


    1: developed or produced without inhumane testing on animals


    Origin: 1983 ;

    [Adjective]  | "an*ti-cru*el*ty" | \ ˌan-tē-ˈkrü(-ə)l-tē \


    1: opposing, prohibiting, or punishing cruelty and especially the cruel treatment of animals


    Origin: 1843 ;

    [Noun]  | "cruelty" 


    1: disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others;


      * e.g., " ... centuries after he ravaged Europe, Attila the Hun remains notorious for his cruelty "





     [ "cruelty" ]

    1: Abusing someones feelings/opinions, causing someone or something harm/pain

      * e.g.,  ... Girl 1 - omg Urban Dictionary wont accept my definition of idiot Girl 2 - omg the cruelty 

     [ "Cruelty" ]

    1: 1) See a nervous wreck on a plane, suggesting how bad she is at flying then being mean enough to walk past and say "Holy shit dude, did you smell the pilots breathe? Fuck... he's DRUNK".

      * e.g.,  ... Me and Wilson were cruel bastards whilst in Turkey. 


     [ "Cruelty" ]

    2: 2) Strapping a bomb to the back of a wheelchair and shouting "RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!"

      * e.g.,  ... Ffs, so hard to fit Cruelty into a sentence... 

     [ "animal cruelty" ]

    1: Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse or animal neglect, is the human infliction of suffering or harm upon non-human animals, for purposes other than self-defense or survival. More narrowly, it can be harm for specific gain, such as killing animals for food or for their fur, although opinions differ with respect to the method of slaughter. It usually encompasses inflicting harm for personal amusement .Diverging viewpoints are held by jurisdictions throughout the world. Laws concerning animal cruelty are designed to prevent needless cruelty to animals, rather than killing for other aims such as food, or they concern species not eaten as food in the country involved, such as those regarded as pets.

      * e.g.,  ... girls on facebook .sees a beaten dog 

     [ "cruelty squad" ]

    1: A game made by a finnish studio CONSUMER SOFTPRODUCTS released on January 4th 2021 as an early accesss

      * e.g.,  ... Guy1: Wtf is he playing 

     [ "Casual Cruelty" ]

    1: Something that's way too common in high school. Someone who is smarter, more shy, has fewer friends, or is less athletic than the average person is more prone to receiving it. Even ordinary people to like to think of themselves as essentially good people tend to be casually cruel to people they think of as losers, and seem to have no moral qualms about doing so, despite the fact that they barely know the "loser", or that the "loser" has actually tried to be nice to them, and therefore have no true reason to hate the "loser". In their minds, the loser's social awkwardness justifies their cruelty to him/her. Until people can learn to treat others with compassion and the understanding that all are equal, this will go on, and countless teens will live miserable lives interspersed with thoughts of suicide.

      * e.g.,  ... ) I try to be nice to Dennis since everyone else displays such casual cruelty towards him. He's really a good guy, but no one gives him a chance. Eventually, as our classmates grow up, they will hopefully mature and begin treating him with more respect. ) "Hey, Andrew. Need any help with that math problem?" asks the loser. "Fuck off, fag." Andrew replies. "What's the answer to number 7?" The loser decides to give Andrew another chance, and attempts to be nice to him. "The answer is x=3, which can be found using the Pythagorean theorem." "That answer's probably wrong, you worthless shit-for-brains." Andrew replies. "By the way, you're ugly as shit." The loser decides not to make a retort mentioning that Andrew happens to be even uglier than himself. He regrets attempting to be nice to him, and tries ignoring him as Andrew continues to insult him with an imaginative sequence of curses and yo-mama jokes. The poor loser is a victim of casual cruelty yet again. 

     [ "Cruelty Party" ]

    1: when three or more girls take advantage of a guy

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: Dude, I just had the wildest sex with Jessica, Lauren, Lacey and Meghan! Guy 2: You mean they had a Cruelty Party?! Guy 1: Yeah! They fucked the hell out of me! It was nice! 

     [ "cruelty free" ]

    1: A product made without animal involvement, abuse, or suffering.

      * e.g.,  ... I only wear pseudo-leather because it's cruelty free. 

     [ "theatre of cruelty" ]

    1: a form of theatre that was created by Antonin Artaud. It is a type of theatre that focuses of the audience's subconsciouns, their dreams and obbsessions. It involves mostely movement and gestures, not words or language. The actions often revolve around violnece, both physical and psychic, sex and insanity.

      * e.g.,  ... A play called "Spurt of Blood" written by Antonin Artaud is theatre of cruelty . 

     [ "electronic cruelty" ]

    1: An act inflicted on a piece of electronics with callous indifference to the mental or physical harm which the electronics would feel if they were in fact animate.

      * e.g.,  ... Jack watched with anguish as the office projector bulb was repeatedly switched on then off again in quick succession. The poor thing couldn't withstand the horrible electronic cruelty and the filament caught fire, shining brightly before it's imminent death. Some say that no filament will ever shine so bright as this one, destroyed in the prime of it's life. 

     [ "french cruelty" ]

    1: a condition in all french women that somehow makes them super sexy.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn...chloe has some serious french cruelty going on...but my god if it doesnt make her just even more sexy 

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