Cruelty vs Misery - What's the difference?
cruelty | misery | Related terms |
(uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.
(countable) a cruel act
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
(Extreme) poverty.
Greed; avarice.
Cruelty is a related term of misery.
As nouns the difference between cruelty and misery
is that cruelty is (uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering while misery is great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.cruelty
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Alternative forms
* cruellty (obsolete) * cruelltie (obsolete)Noun
Anagrams
* cutlerymisery
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Noun
(miseries)- Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face .