Torture vs Cruelty - What's the difference?
torture | cruelty |
Intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony.
(chiefly, literary) The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.
To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).
(uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.
(countable) a cruel act
As a verb torture
is .As a noun cruelty is
(uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.torture
English
(wikipedia torture)Noun
(en noun)- Using large dogs to attack bound, hand-cuffed prisoners is clearly torture .
- In every war there are acts of torture that cause the world to shudder.
- People confess to anything under torture .
- Every time she says 'goodbye' it is torture !
Derived terms
* torture chamber *Verb
(tortur)- People who torture often have sadistic tendencies.