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Cruel

/kɹuː(ə)l/

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

📖 Definitions of "Cruel"

verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

adjective
  1. 1

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

    "The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find."

  2. 2

    Harsh; severe.

  3. 3

    Cool; awesome; neat.

adverb
  1. 1

    To a great degree; terribly.

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