cruelty

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkruːəlti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkruəlti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kro̅o̅′əl tē)

Inflections of 'cruelty' (n): npl: cruelties
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

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InglésEspañol
cruelty n(deliberate causing of pain)crueldad nf
 (figurado)sadismo nm
 The prisoners were subjected to unspeakable cruelty.
 Los prisioneros fueron sometidos a una crueldad innombrable.
cruelty n(mistreatment, neglect)crueldad nf
  maltrato nm
 Animal cruelty must not be tolerated.
 La crueldad animal no debe ser tolerada.
cruelty n(lack of compassion)crueldad nf
  saña nf
  barbarie nf
 Your cruelty towards me simply knows no bounds, does it?
 Tu crueldad hacia mí no tiene límites, ¿no?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cruelty to animals n(treating animals badly)maltrato de animales nm
 The dog's owner was arrested for cruelty to animals for entering the dog into a dog fight.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El maltrato de animales es un delito penado por la ley.
cruelty to children n(inhumane treatment)maltrato de menores loc nom m
  crueldad hacia los niños loc nom f
  crueldad con los niños loc nom f
cruelty-free,
cruelty free adj		(obtained without harming animals)no testado en animales loc adj
Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun.
extreme cruelty n(law: abuse)crueldad extrema nf + adj
mental cruelty n(law: psychological abuse)crueldad mental loc nom f
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children n(UK child protection organization)Sociedad Nacional para la Prevención de la Crueldad contra los Niños loc nom f
NSPCC ninitialism (child protection organization) (Sociedad Nacional para la Prevención de la Crueldad Infantil)SNPCI n propio f
 (Patronato Nacional de la Infancia)PANI n propio m
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'cruelty' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
animal rights - ASPCA - beastliness - brutality - harshness - ill-treated - inhumanity - RSPCA - viciousness
Spanish:
refinamiento - crueldad - encarnizamiento - sevicia - barbarie - fiereza - saña - ensañamiento - asesinato con ensañamiento - ruindad

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