Brutality and Compassion

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Brutality

Brutality noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: the police were accused of brutality for using excessive force in making arrests
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Compassion is an antonym for brutality.
Nearby Words: brutal, brutalize, brutally, brutalized

Compassion

Compassion noun - Sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune.
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Brutality is an antonym for compassion.
Nearby Words: compass, compassionate, compassed, compassionately, compassing
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human human brutality human compassion
pure pure brutality pure compassion
natural natural brutality natural compassion
true true brutality true compassion
Other adjectives: sheer, actual, great, little, extra, increasing.
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