cruelty

the quality of being cruel or the act of being cruel to someone or something

crueldad, brutalidad

• act/commit an act of cruelty

Collocations acts of cruelty · animal cruelty

• The report details the cruelty suffered by prisoners.

  El informe detalla la crueldad sufrida por los prisioneros.

the way someone is treated, especially when it involves cruelty or unfairness

trato cruel, maltrato

• cruelty to somebody

Collocations cruelty towards animals · cruelty in the workplace

• The government is introducing new laws against cruelty to children.

  El gobierno está introduciendo nuevas leyes contra el maltrato a los niños.

a person who is cruel or behaves in a cruel way

cruel, despiadado

• be a cruelty

• He's a real cruelty to his wife.

  Es un verdadero desalmado con su esposa.