noun
- acts of causing pain or suffering to others; instances of cruel behavior
Usage: plural of cruelty
Examples
- The documentary exposed the cruelties inflicted on prisoners of war.
- She could not forget the cruelties she witnessed during the conflict.
- The novel describes the cruelties of slavery in vivid detail.
- Animal rights activists protested against the cruelties in factory farming.
- History books record the cruelties committed by various dictators.
- The children were shocked by the cruelties shown in the war film.