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[れい()·こく()]
reikoku
na adjective, noun

English Meaning(s) for 冷酷

na adjective, noun
  1. cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

Definition and Synonyms for 冷酷

Coldhearted lacking in sympathy or feeling
Synonyms: 冷たい, 冷淡, 冷血, 冷酷, 薄情
Unmerciful having or showing no mercy
Synonyms: ひどい, むごい, むごたらしい, 冷酷, 厳酷, 惨酷, 手ひどい, 残忍, 残酷, 殺生, 無慈悲, 苛虐, 過酷
Callous emotionally hardened
Synonyms: 冷淡, 冷淡無情, 冷酷, 無感覚
Cold-Blooded without compunction or human feeling
Synonyms: ひどい, むごい, むごたらしい, 不人情, 冷血, 冷酷, 冷酷無惨, 残酷, 没義道, 無情, 酷薄
Harshness the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Synonyms: 不人情, 冷酷, 暴虐, 残虐, 残酷
Insensibility devoid of passion or feeling
Synonyms: 冷淡, 冷酷, 心無い, 無情, 無感覚, 非人情
Insensibility hardheartedness
Synonyms: 冷淡, 冷酷, 心無い, 無情, 無感覚, 非人情

Meanings for each kanji in 冷酷

» cool; cold (beer, person); chill
» cruel; severe; atrocious; unjust

Categories 冷酷 is a member of

Malevolence the quality of threatening evil
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Insensitivity the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 冷酷

Sample Sentences for 冷酷

I suspect that Tom is a cold-blooded murderer.
Aaron was coldly killed by Mary.
It was cruel of him to beat his dog.
Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution.
His bitter words still rankle in my mind.

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