ruthlessness
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈruːθləsnəs/
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desalmado
- The company's ruthlessness in cutting costs led to significant layoffs among its employees.
I don't have that, that kind of ruthlessness anymore.
- I don't have that, that kind of ruthlessness anymore.
- You could understand the ruthlessness, but only to some extent.
- And what this does is it causes evolution of firms to in the direction of ruthlessness.
Examples
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For the sake of the salvation of the world, he sacrificed himself with exalted ruthlessness.
Fiction book (1998) -
A prince should never flinch from being blamed for acts of ruthlessness which are necessary for safeguarding the state and their own person.
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You have to learn to think like him, to act with the same ruthlessness he does.
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At the same time, a certain ruthlessness was required.
Fiction book (1997) -
You could understand the ruthlessness, but only to some extent.
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Can a novel be a cultural response to the ruthlessness of life?
Academic text (1998) -
No one can match your efficiency, your ruthlessness.
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Her duty and her ruthlessness were a greater weapon than any battleship the Network had left.
Fiction book (2002) -
I disliked him for his ruthlessness, and I felt sorrow for him in his suffering.
Blog text (4) -
Also, never underestimate the courage and ruthlessness of a soldier defending his homeland against foreign invaders.
Blog text (20)
Synonyms
187
5.6
Very cruel and violent actions that hurt people
129
3.2
Actions that hurt people or animals on purpose
20
7.4
Extreme cruelty or violence that hurts people
12
6.6
Very cruel actions that show no care for other people
10
6.3
Being very cruel and violent toward other people or animals
6
7.4
A lack of concern for other people's feelings or suffering
6
4.1
Very severe or unkind treatment that causes harm
3
4.1
Lack of care for other people
1
4.5
Wanting to hurt or make others suffer
1
8.4
A complete lack of pity or kindness toward others
A lack of pity or mercy for other people
Being unkind and cruel to other people on purpose
A very cruel way of behaving that shows no kindness
Lack of pity or care for other people
Very cruel treatment that ignores people's feelings and rights
Being cruel and showing little kindness
Antonyms
How Ruthless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word ruthlessness comes from the old word ruth, which meant 'pity' or 'compassion'. The ending -less means 'without', so ruthlessness literally means 'without pity', which explains why it describes harsh or cruel behavior.