cruel

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat 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. sıfat Harsh; severe.

   “We're certainly having quite a cruel winter this year.”

3. sıfat Cool; awesome; neat.
4. zarf To a great degree; terribly.

   “"But I've served 'im ten years, and I'm fond of 'im, and, mind you, 'e's a great man, when all's said an' done, and it's an honor to serve 'im. But 'e does try one cruel at times."”

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

   “What cruelled him was that Imperial Hotel contract.”

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

   “Violence is apparently introduced early by the practice of "cruelling": children even in their first months are physically punished and then encouraged to seek retribution by punishing the punisher.”

7. isim Alternative form of crewel.