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Menacing vs Cruel - What's the difference?

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Menacing is a related term of cruel.


As adjectives the difference between menacing and cruel

is that menacing is suggesting imminent harm while cruel is not nice; mean; heartless.

As verbs the difference between menacing and cruel

is that menacing is while cruel is to spoil or ruin (one's chance of success).

As a noun menacing

is the act of making menaces or threats.

menacing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Suggesting imminent harm.
  • Threatening.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of making menaces or threats.
  • * (William Cobbett)
  • They remember his subornings, menacings , bribings, cuttings, maimings, hangings, and burnings.

    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

    Verb

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

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