cruel, wicked, fiendish ☊ 
độc ác dữ tợn tàn nhẫn 
cruel like: độc ác → →
boshaft ☊ 
Độc ác ☊ 
恶毒的 ☊ è dú de boshaft ☊ Độc ác ☊ ☊ It is cruel to keep animals in confined spaces. ☊ confined ☊
a cruel dictator ☊ cruel ☊
I can't stand people who are cruel to animals. ☊ cruel ☊
a hate campaign (= cruel comments made about sb over a period of time in order to damage their reputation) ☊ hate ☊
They were the victims of a cruel hoax. ☊ victim ☊