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Cruelty vs Inhumanity - What's the difference?

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Cruelty is a related term of inhumanity.


As nouns the difference between cruelty and inhumanity

is that cruelty is (uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering while inhumanity is the lack of compassion.

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

    inhumanity

    English

    Noun

    (inhumanities)
  • The lack of compassion.
  • An inhuman act.