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cruel🔊

Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.

📑 Synonyms: sadistic

Harsh; severe.

📑 Synonyms: brutal

(slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

(nonstandard) To a great degree; terribly.

(chiefly Australia, New Zealand) To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success).

(Australia) To violently provoke (a child) in the belief that this will make them more assertive.