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cruelty

How many syllables in cruelty?

  3 syllables

Divide cruelty into syllables:   cru-el-ty
Stressed syllable in cruelty:   cru-el-ty
How to pronounce cruelty:   kroo-ul-tee
How to say cruelty:

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Synonyms for cruelty


2 syllables
  • abuse
  • harshness
  • meanness
  • tartness
  • badness
  • malice
  • sadism
  • wildness
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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