Cruel vs Disrespectful - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between cruel and disrespectful

is that cruel is not nice; mean; heartless while disrespectful is lacking respect.

is to spoil or ruin (one's chance of success.

(en-adj)

Not nice; mean; heartless.

The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.

(slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

* brutal * sadistic * vicious

* merciful

* cruelly

To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)

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(en adjective)

lacking respect

* See also

* respectful

* disrespectfully * disrespectfulness