Ruthlessness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity

feelings of extreme heartlessness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈuːθləsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈuːθləsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈuːθləsnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈuːθləsnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pitilessness mercilessness cruelty

Word Forms

pitiless	adjective	without mercy or pity
ruthless	adjective	without mercy or pity
merciless	adjective	having or showing no mercy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rücksichtslosigkeit

Gnadenlosigkeit, gekennzeichnet durch mangelndes Mitleid

🇫🇷French

caractère impitoyable

impitoyable caractérisé par un manque de pitié

🇪🇸Spanish

crueldad

crueldad caracterizada por la falta de piedad

🇮🇹Italian

spietatezza

spietatezza caratterizzata da una mancanza di pietà

🇳🇱Dutch

meedogenloosheid

genadeloosheid gekenmerkt door een gebrek aan medelijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

crueldade

impiedade caracterizada pela falta de piedade

🇷🇺Russian

безжалостность

беспощадность, характеризующаяся отсутствием жалости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निष्ठुरता

निर्दयता दया की कमी की विशेषता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্মমতা

করুণার অভাব দ্বারা চিহ্নিত নির্দয়তা

🇮🇳Tamil

இரக்கமின்மை

இரக்கமின்மை இரக்கமின்மையால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రూరత్వం

కనికరం లేకపోవడం జాలి లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्दयीपणा

दया अभाव द्वारे दर्शविले निर्दयी

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્દયતા

દયાના અભાવ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ નિર્દયતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ದಯತೆ

ಕರುಣೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ಕರುಣೆಯಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രൂരത

കരുണയില്ലായ്മയുടെ സ്വഭാവം കരുണയുടെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਰਹਿਮੀ

ਤਰਸ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਈ ਗਈ ਬੇਰਹਿਮੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے رحمی

بے رحمی رحم کی کمی کی طرف سے خصوصیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无情

以缺乏怜悯为特征的无情

🇯🇵Japanese

無慈悲さ

同情心の欠如を特徴とする無慈悲さ

🇰🇷Korean

무자비함

연민의 결핍을 특징으로 하는 무자비함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tàn nhẫn

sự tàn nhẫn đặc trưng bởi sự thiếu thương hại

🇹🇭Thai

ความโหดเหี้ยม

ความไร้ความปรานีมีลักษณะเป็นการขาดความสงสาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekejaman

kekejaman yang ditandai dengan kurangnya rasa kasihan

🇵🇭Filipino

kalupitan

kawalan ng awa na nailalarawan sa kawalan ng awa

🇲🇾Malay

kekejaman

tanpa belas kasihan yang dicirikan oleh kurangnya belas kasihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القسوة

القسوة التي تتميز بعدم الشفقة

🇮🇷Persian

بی رحمی

بی رحمی که با فقدان ترحم مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

acımasızlık

acıma eksikliği ile karakterize edilen acımasızlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר רחמים

חוסר רחמים המתאפיין בחוסר רחמים

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