Cruel vs. Cruelness: What's the Difference?

Disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress

Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress

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

The state of being cruel; cruelty

Harsh; severe.

Cruelty.

(slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

(nonstandard) To a great degree; terribly.

To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)

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

See Crewel.

Disposed to give pain to others; willing or pleased to hurt, torment, or afflict; destitute of sympathetic kindness and pity; savage; inhuman; hard-hearted; merciless.

Causing, or fitted to cause, pain, grief, or misery.

Attended with cruetly; painful; harsh.

Lacking or showing kindness or compassion or mercy

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering;

(of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain;

Used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering;