Barbarity and Compassion

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Barbarity noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: more than one reluctant dental patient has been tempted to level the charge of barbarity against their dentist

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Compassion is an antonym for barbarity.

Compassion noun - Sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune.

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Barbarity is an antonym for compassion.

Nearby Words: compass, compassionate, compassed, compassionately, compassing

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