noun
- plural of cruelness; instances or qualities of being cruel; the state or practice of causing pain or suffering to others
Usage: countable and uncountable uses; more commonly seen in formal or literary contexts
Examples
- The cruelnesses inflicted on the prisoners were documented by human rights organizations.
- History is filled with examples of the cruelnesses of war.
- She could not forgive the cruelnesses he had shown toward animals.
- The novel explores the various cruelnesses of the social system.
- Such cruelnesses have no place in a civilized society.
- The cruelnesses of nature are often difficult for children to understand.