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Bitterness vs Cruelty - What's the difference?

bitterness | cruelty |

As nouns the difference between bitterness and cruelty

is that bitterness is the quality of having a bitter taste while cruelty is (uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.

bitterness

English

Noun

  • the quality of having a bitter taste
  • the quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment

    • Synonyms

    * (quality of being bitter in taste) acerbicness, acridity, acridness * (quality of feeling bitter) acrimony, gall, rancor/rancour, resentment

    cruelty

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cruellty (obsolete) * cruelltie (obsolete)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.
  • (countable) a cruel act

    • Anagrams

    * cutlery