Collocations for cruelty - noun
ADJ.
extreme, great
an act of extreme cruelty
an act of extreme cruelty
deliberate | mental | animal, child
Cases of child cruelty occur more often than they are observed.
Cases of child cruelty occur more often than they are observed.
VERB + CRUELTY
inflict, show (sb)
How can you inflict such cruelty on a child? | Her stepmother showed her nothing but cruelty.
How can you inflict such cruelty on a child? | Her stepmother showed her nothing but cruelty.
suffer
The children suffered mental cruelty and neglect.
The children suffered mental cruelty and neglect.
PREP.
~ to/towards
cruelty to animals
cruelty to animals