What does it mean if someone is merciless

showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.

Words related to merciless

barbarous, callous, cruel, fierce, grim, harsh, implacable, inexorable, inhumane, relentless, ruthless, severe, unforgiving, unrelenting, unsparing, unyielding, unmerciful, compassionless, cutthroat, dog-eat-dog.

Opposite of cruelly or savagely, without mercy or remorse. gently. humanely. kindly. nicely.

: to treat (someone) very harshly Although the mayor had apologized already, the press showed him no mercy. We will show no mercy to the opposing team!

OTHER WORDS FOR evil

1 sinful, iniquitous, depraved, vicious, corrupt, base, vile, nefarious. 2 pernicious, destructive. 6 wickedness, depravity, iniquity, unrighteousness, corruption, baseness. 9 disaster, calamity, woe, misery, suffering, sorrow.

savage. noun. someone who is cruel and violent.

to treat someone in a kind way instead of a cruel way. Synonyms and related words. To treat someone with great or excessive care or kindness.

prodding in British English

(ˈprɒdɪŋ) noun. the act or an instance of poking or jabbing with or as if with a pointed object. the act or an instance of rousing or urging to action. The children always needed prodding into tidying up their rooms.

1 sinful, iniquitous, depraved, vicious, corrupt, base, vile, nefarious. 2 pernicious, destructive. 6 wickedness, depravity, iniquity, unrighteousness, corruption, baseness.

brutal, callous, cold-blooded, cruel, harsh, inhuman, insensitive, merciless, ruthless, uncaring, unkind, cold fish, cold-hearted, hard, hard as nails, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, obdurate, pitiless, savage.

A critic, detractor, attacker, vilifier, fault-finder, nit-picker, carper, backbiter, disparager, belittler, knocker, denigrator, judge, etc……

According to Leibniz, there are three forms of evil in the world: moral, physical, and metaphysical.

1 a look or glance superstitiously supposed to have the power of inflicting harm or injury. 2 the power to inflict harm, etc., by such a look. ♦ evil-eyed adj.

The definition of degrading is something that causes damage, humiliation or a loss of respect. When someone puts you down all the time and causes you to feel humiliated and disrespected, this is an example of degrading treatment.

A pejorative or slur is a word or grammatical form expressing a negative or a disrespectful connotation, a low opinion, or a lack of respect toward someone or something. It is also used to express criticism, hostility, or disregard.

Belittle Sentence Examples

It is against the rules for students to belittle each other. A good way to hurt someone’s confidence is to belittle their hard work. My goal is to not belittle my present situation, but appreciate every moment.

Degrading describes something that is disrespectful or dishonorable like a degrading comment that angered everyone who heard it. The word degrading comes from degrade, which means “to treat someone with contempt.” So something that is degrading is cruel, meant to put a person or group down.

The word can also mean to disrespect or insult: thoughtless comments can degrade a person. If you whistle at a passing woman, you’re being disrespectful — your behavior degrades women. Degrade is often used to mean to insult someone because of their gender or race. Degrade also means to break down.

As verbs the difference between degrade and demean

is that degrade is to lower in value or social position while demean is to debase; to lower; to degrade or demean can be to manage; to conduct; to treat.

Incidents and feelings of humiliation can both lead to serious mental health problems. Generalized anxiety and depression are common among people who have experienced public humiliation, and severe forms of humiliation can be crippling, causing a person to abandon his or her interests or stop pursuing goals.