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
Humanity
Humanity noun - Human beings in general.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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While he had real friendship with Sonny Black, and found the rest of the wiseguys superficially charming, having to deal with their brutality and lack of any basic humanity day in and day out more or less reinforced his negative views of the Mafia.
Source: Film / Donnie Brasco
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