Meaning: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. Synonyms: barbarous; cruel; fell; savage; vicious; brutal; roughshod. Context examples: a barbarous crime / brutal beatings / cruel tortures / Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks / a savage slap / vicious kicks. Similar:
The film was extremely successful on release in 2001 and it helped establish DreamWorks as a prime competitor to Disney and Pixar in the field of feature film animation, particularly in computer animation.
Shrek is an animated movie based upon William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book called Shrek!. The name Shrek likely comes from the Yiddish word ×©×¨×¢×§ (pronounced Shreck) or the German word Schreck. Both words mean fear or terror. It was directed by Andrew Adamson and animated by DreamWorks Animation SKG from 1998-2001.