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"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "be cruel to be kind"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "cruel-hearted"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "cruelize"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "cruelly"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "cruel mistress"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "cruelness"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "cruelsome"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "goodbye, cruel world"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "over-cruel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "overcruel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "uncruel"
}
],
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"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*krewh₂-"
},
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"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
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"3": "cruel"
},
"expansion": "Middle English cruel",
"name": "inh"
},
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"2": "fro",
"3": "cruel"
},
"expansion": "Old French cruel",
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},
{
"args": {
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"2": "la",
"3": "crūdēlis",
"4": "",
"5": "hard, severe, cruel"
},
"expansion": "Latin crūdēlis (“hard, severe, cruel”)",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English cruel, borrowed from Old French cruel, from Latin crūdēlis (“hard, severe, cruel”), akin to crūdus (“raw, crude”); see crude.",
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{
"form": "crueler",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "crueller",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "more cruel",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "cruelest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "cruellest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "most cruel",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "crueler",
"2": "crueller",
"3": "more"
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"expansion": "cruel (comparative crueler or crueller or more cruel, superlative cruelest or cruellest or most cruel)",
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}
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"cru‧el"
],
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "crude"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
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}
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{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "merciful"
}
],
"categories": [
{
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Entries with translation boxes",
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"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless."
],
"id": "en-cruel-en-adj-p4L8xZ1e",
"links": [
[
"pain",
"pain"
],
[
"suffering",
"suffering"
],
[
"merciless",
"merciless"
],
[
"heartless",
"heartless"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "sadistic"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "wreedaardig"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "mizor"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qāsin",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"indefinite"
],
"word": "قَاسٍ"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "al-qāsī",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"definite"
],
"word": "الْقَاسِي"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "dažan",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "դաժան"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "angutʻ",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "անգութ"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "qəddar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "amansız"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "zalım"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "vəhşi"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "mərhəmətsiz"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "žórstki",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "жо́рсткі"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "žestók",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "жесто́к"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "殘忍"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cánrěn",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "残忍"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "殘酷"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cánkù",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "残酷"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "krutý"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "grusom"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "wreed"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "wrede"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "gemeen"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "gemene"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "kruela"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "julm"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "grimmur"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "julma"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crudêl"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sasṭiḳi",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "სასტიკი"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ulmobeli",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ულმობელი"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "grausam"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sklirós",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "σκληρός"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "akhzarí",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "אַכְזָרִי"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "nirdayī",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "निर्दयी"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "zālim",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ज़ालिम"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "kegyetlen"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "grimmur"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vondur"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "kejam"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "tega"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ainiochtach"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruálach"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "danartha"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "daordhálach"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "neamhdhuineata"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "turcánta"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crudele"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"alt": "ざんこく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zankoku",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "残酷"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"alt": "ひどい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hidoi",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "酷い"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"alt": "むごい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mugoi",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "惨い"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"alt": "ざんにん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zannin",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "残忍"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "qatal",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "қатал"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "meiırımsız",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "мейірімсіз"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "janhokhada",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "잔혹하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "janinhada",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "잔인하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "zalim"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "bêrehm"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "kataal",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "катаал"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "ırayımsız",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ырайымсыз"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "kruel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "imansiz"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ahzar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crūdēlis"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "saevus"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "nežēlīgs"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "žiaurus"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "negailestingas"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "kejam"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "zalim"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "krūraṁ",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ക്രൂരം"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "whakawiriwiri"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "xercgii",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "хэрцгий"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "malo"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "-i"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "grusom"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crudèl"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruèl"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crusèl"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "wælhrēow"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "dinsiz",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "دینسز"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "pap",
"lang": "Papiamentu",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "kruel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "zâlem",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ظالِم"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bi rahm",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "بی رَحْم"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "zâlemâne",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ظالِمانِه"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "grausom"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "okrutny"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crud"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crunt"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cumplit"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žestókij",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "жесто́кий"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "krūra",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "क्रूर"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "borb"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "garg"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruadalach"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "neo-iochdmhor"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "neo-thruacanta"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "mì-chneasta"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "brùideil"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 3 4",
"code": "sh",
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"roman": "qāsin",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"indefinite"
],
"word": "قَاسٍ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "al-qāsī",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"definite"
],
"word": "الْقَاسِي"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "dažan",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "դաժան"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "angutʻ",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "անգութ"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "qəddar"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "amansız"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "zalım"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "vəhşi"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "mərhəmətsiz"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "žórstki",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "жо́рсткі"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "žestók",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "жесто́к"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "殘忍"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cánrěn",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "残忍"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "殘酷"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cánkù",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "残酷"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "krutý"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "grusom"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "wreed"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "wrede"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "gemeen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "gemene"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "kruela"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "julm"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "grimmur"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "julma"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crudêl"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sasṭiḳi",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "სასტიკი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ulmobeli",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ულმობელი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "grausam"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sklirós",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "σκληρός"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "akhzarí",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "אַכְזָרִי"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "nirdayī",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "निर्दयी"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "zālim",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ज़ालिम"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "kegyetlen"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "grimmur"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vondur"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "kejam"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "tega"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ainiochtach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruálach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "danartha"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "daordhálach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "neamhdhuineata"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "turcánta"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crudele"
},
{
"alt": "ざんこく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zankoku",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "残酷"
},
{
"alt": "ひどい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hidoi",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "酷い"
},
{
"alt": "むごい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mugoi",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "惨い"
},
{
"alt": "ざんにん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zannin",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "残忍"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "qatal",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "қатал"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "meiırımsız",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "мейірімсіз"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "janhokhada",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "잔혹하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "janinhada",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "잔인하다"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "zalim"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "bêrehm"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "kataal",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "катаал"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "ırayımsız",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ырайымсыз"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "kruel"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "imansiz"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ahzar"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crūdēlis"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "saevus"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "nežēlīgs"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "žiaurus"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "negailestingas"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "kejam"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "zalim"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "krūraṁ",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ക്രൂരം"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "whakawiriwiri"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "xercgii",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "хэрцгий"
},
{
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "malo"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "-i"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "grusom"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crudèl"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruèl"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crusèl"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "wælhrēow"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "dinsiz",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "دینسز"
},
{
"code": "pap",
"lang": "Papiamentu",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "kruel"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "zâlem",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ظالِم"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bi rahm",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "بی رَحْم"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "zâlemâne",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ظالِمانِه"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "grausom"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "okrutny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crud"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crunt"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cumplit"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žestókij",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "жесто́кий"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "krūra",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "क्रूर"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "borb"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "garg"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruadalach"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "neo-iochdmhor"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "neo-thruacanta"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "mì-chneasta"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "brùideil"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"Ijekavian"
],
"word": "не̏човјечан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"Ekavian"
],
"word": "не̏човечан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "о̏крӯтан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"Ijekavian",
"Roman"
],
"word": "nȅčovječan"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"Ekavian",
"Roman"
],
"word": "nȅčovečan"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ȍkrūtan"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "crudili"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "krutý"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "krut"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "dhalimu"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "grym"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "malupit"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "berahm",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "бераҳм"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "zolim",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "золим"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "berahmona",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "бераҳмона"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "zolimona",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "золимона"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "räximsez",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "рәхимсез"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "krūramaina",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "క్రూరమైన"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "hòot",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "โหด"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "taa-run",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ทารุณ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "hòot-ráai",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "โหดร้าย"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "zalim"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "acımasız"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "vahşi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "merhametsiz"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "rehimsiz"
},
{
"code": "tyz",
"lang": "Tày",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ác"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "žorstókyj",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "жорсто́кий"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "zālim",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ظالِم"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "nirdayī",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "نِرْدَیِی"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "zālimāna",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ظالِمانَہ"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "rehimsiz",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "رەھىمسىز"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "birehim",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "بىرەھىم"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "wehshiy",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "ۋەھشىي"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "shafqatsiz"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "berahm"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "zolim"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "rahmsiz"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "vahshiy"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "độc ác"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "creulon"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "wreed"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "groyzam",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "גרויזאַם"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "akhzóryesdik",
"sense": "that intentionally causes pain and suffering",
"word": "אכזריותדיק"
}
],
"word": "cruel"
}
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