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Vandal vs Cruel - What's the difference?

vandal | cruel |

As a noun vandal

is vandal (a member of an ancient east germanic tribe).

As an adjective cruel is

not nice; mean; heartless.

As a verb cruel is

to spoil or ruin (one's chance of success).

vandal

English

(wikipedia vandal)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who needlessly destroys or damages other people's property.

    • Derived terms

    * vandalic * vandalish * vandalism

    Synonyms

    * destroyer * ruiner * wrecker

    Verb

  • To become a vandal.

    • Synonyms

    * vandalize

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of the particular ancient Germanic tribe.
  • Carelessly destructive.

    • 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

    Related terms

    * crude * crudeness * cruelty

    Verb

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

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