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Cruelty vs Hideousness - What's the difference?

cruelty | hideousness | Related terms |

Cruelty is a related term of hideousness.


As nouns the difference between cruelty and hideousness

is that cruelty is (uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering while hideousness is the state of being hideous; extreme ugliness.

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

    hideousness

    English

    Noun

  • The state of being hideous; extreme ugliness