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Brutality vs Viciousness - What's the difference?

brutality | viciousness | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between brutality and viciousness

is that brutality is the state of being brutal while viciousness is the characteristic of being vicious.

brutality

English

Noun

(brutalities)
  • The state of being brutal.
  • A cruel or savage act.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=18 citation , passage=‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]?  Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?}}
  • The use of excessive physical force e.g. police brutality.

    • Related terms

    * atrocity

    viciousness

    English

    Noun

  • the characteristic of being vicious
  • the desire to cause harm to others; extreme cruelty

    • Synonyms

    * (being vicious) viciosity, vitiosity