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Cruel vs Loving - What's the difference?

cruel | loving |

As an adjective cruel

is not nice; mean; heartless.

As a verb cruel

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

As a proper noun loving is

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cruel

English

Adjective

(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.

    • Synonyms

    * brutal * sadistic * vicious

    Antonyms

    * merciful

    Derived terms

    * cruelly

    Related terms

    * crude * crudeness * cruelty

    Verb

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

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    loving

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The action of the verb to love .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
    • his loving wife

    Synonyms

    * adoring * affectionate * See also

    Verb

    (head)