Compassion and Viciousness

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

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Viciousness is an antonym for compassion.

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

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

Usage example: the unspeakable viciousness of the medical experiments carried out at the concentration camps

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Compassion is an antonym for viciousness.

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