ruthlessness

C1
US /ˈruːθləsnəs/
noun Freq #45450

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The property of being ruthless.

    Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.

  2. 2
    noun

    mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity

  3. 3
    noun

    feelings of extreme heartlessness

Etymology

From ruthless + -ness.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the property of being... mercilessness
2 noun · mercilessness characterized... pitilessness
3 noun · feelings of extreme... cruelty

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