Kalupitan (en. Cruelty)

/ka.lu.pit.an/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

Cruelty is the quality of being cruel or merciless.

The cruelty he displayed greatly terrified the people.

Ang kalupitan na kanyang ipinakita ay labis na nagdulot ng takot sa mga tao.

A form of abuse or violence against others.

The cruelty towards animals should be fought against by the entire society.

Ang kalupitan sa mga hayop ay dapat labanan ng buong lipunan.

Root word: 'lupit' with prefix 'ka-' and suffix 'an'.

eternal cruelty

Description of extreme cruelty.

kalupitang walang hanggan

cruel

Describes being harsh or evil towards others.

malupit

abuse

The use of power to harm others.

pang-aabuso

lying or deceit

The deceit of people on social media is crazy, all fake news.

Grabe ang kalupitan ng mga tao sa social media, puro fake news.

teasing or behavior

My friend's teasing is relentless, always picking on me.

Yung kalupitan ng kaibigan ko, walang sawa sa pang-aasar sa akin.

tough situation

I'm in a tough situation right now, I have so many deadlines to meet.

Nasa kalupitan ako ngayon, sobrang daming deadlines na dapat tapusin.

intense anger or hatred

He's so annoying! This is an intense anger for me.

Nakakainis siya! Sobrang kalupitan na 'to para sa akin.