(of a person or action) extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animalsÒ€¦. Learn more. Willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.

Definition of cruel adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Cruel implies willingness to cause pain, and indifference to suffering: A cruel stepfather. pitiless adds the idea of refusal to show compassion: Pitiless to captives. Used to describe people who hurt others and do not feel sorry about it; Causing or helping to cause suffering terrible and unfair

Pitiless to captives. Used to describe people who hurt others and do not feel sorry about it; Causing or helping to cause suffering terrible and unfair Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals. Children can be so cruel. Don't you think it's cruel to cage a creature up?

Don't you think it's cruel to cage a creature up?