Brutality and Evil

Brutality

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

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Evil and brutality are semantically related In some cases you can use "Evil" instead a noun "Brutality".

Nearby Words: brutal, brutalize, brutally, brutalized

Evil noun - That which is morally unacceptable.

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Brutality and evil are semantically related in act of cruelty topic. Sometimes you can use "Brutality" instead a noun "Evil".

Nearby Word: evilly

human	human brutality	human evil
pure	pure brutality	pure evil
complete	complete brutality	complete evil
true	true brutality	true evil
Other adjectives: sheer, actual, extreme, great, monstrous, little, bad, horrible, dark, necessary, outright, extra, greater, over-the-top.

A dagger is insidious, an axe encourages brutality, staffs are subtle and sophisticated in their corruption... Swords are the most common evil weapon.

Source: Evil Weapon
Though not as evil as the other Villains listed, he still had a hand to play in brutality.

Source: Literature / The Silmarillion
Demons are genuinely evil, interspersed with a few Noble Demons who are honest about their brutality and intentions but can be at least relied on to uphold a deal... until the deal is meet.

Source: God and Satan Are Both Jerks

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