ruthlessness

ˈruːθləsnəs

Definition

Definition of ruthlessness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

behaviorextreme determination to achieve something, regardless of consequences

Her ruthlessness in pursuing the championship scared her competitors..

callousness

mercilessness

pitilessness

crueltyextreme heartlessness or cruelty towards others

The dictator's ruthlessness shocked the world.

cruelty

mercilessness

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Origin of ruthlessness

Old English, ruth (pity) + -less (without) + -ness (state)

Terms with ruthlessness included in their meaning

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show no mercy

ruthlessness

act without compassion or leniency towards others

spare no one

ruthlessness

show no mercy to anyone

red in teeth & claws

adj.

violence

marked by violence or ruthlessness

Machiavellianism

politics

political philosophy advocating ruthlessness and deceit

Examples of ruthlessness in a sentence

The coach's ruthlessness pushed the team to new heights.
Her ruthlessness in business earned her many enemies.
The novel depicts the ruthlessness of the corporate world.

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French:détermination impitoyable, cruauté, ...
German:Zielstrebigkeit, Grausamkeit, ...
Italian:ferocia, spietatezza, ...
Spanish:crueldad, brutalidad, ...
Portuguese:determinação implacável, crueldade, ...
Chinese:不择手段, 无情, ...
Japanese:決断力, 冷酷さ, ...
Arabic:قَسْوَة, انعدام الرحمة, ...
Hebrew:אַכְזָרִיּוּת, חֲסַרַת רַחֲמִים, ...
Russian:безжалостность, жестокость, ...
Ukrainian:безжальність, безжалісність, ...
Hindi:निर्ममता, निर्दयता, ...
Bengali:নির্মমতা, ...
Catalan:manca d'escrúpols, inhumanitat, ...
Czech:bezohlednost, bezcitnost, ...
Danish:hensynsløshed, grusomhed, ...
Dutch:meedogenloosheid, wreedheid, ...
Greek:αμείλικτη αποφασιστικότητα, απανθρωπιά, ...
Hungarian:könyörtelenség, kegyetlenség, ...
Khmer:ភាពឥតមេត្តា, ភាពគ្មានមេត្តា, ...
Korean:무자비함, 잔인함, ...
Persian:بی‌رحمی, ...
Polish:bezwzględność, ...
Portuguese (BR):determinação implacável, crueldade, ...
Romanian:nemilos, cruzime, ...
Swedish:hänsynslöshet, grymhet, ...
Thai:ความโหดเหี้ยม, ความไร้เมตตา, ...
Turkish:acımasızlık, zalimlik, ...
Vietnamese:sự quyết liệt, tính tàn nhẫn, ...

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