cruel in Persian
ظالِم zâlem
/ˈkɹuːəl/
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cruel in Persian: ظالِم (zâlem), بی رَحْم (bi rahm), ظالِمانِه (zâlemâne). In English, cruel means intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
Persian words for cruel
- that intentionally causes pain and suffering
- ظالِم zâlem, بی رَحْم bi rahm, ظالِمانِه zâlemâne
English meaning of cruel
- adjective Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
- adjective Harsh; severe.
- adjective Cool; awesome; neat.
- adverb To a great degree; terribly.
cruel in a sentence
- The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.
- We're certainly having quite a cruel winter this year.
Synonyms of cruel
cruel in other languages
Questions about cruel in Persian
- What is the meaning of cruel in Persian?
- Cruel in Persian is ظالِم (zâlem), بی رَحْم (bi rahm), ظالِمانِه (zâlemâne).
- معنی cruel چیست؟
- Cruel: ظالِم (zâlem), بی رَحْم (bi rahm), ظالِمانِه (zâlemâne).
- What does cruel mean in English?
- Cruel means intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
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