Cruel and Fearful

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Cruel

Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
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Fearful and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fearful" instead an adjective "Cruel".
Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Fearful

Fearful adjective - Causing fear.
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Cruel and fearful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Fearful".
Nearby Words: fear, fearless, fearsome, fearfully, fearlessly

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  • Self-Serving Memory In The Flying Nun episode "The Boyfriend", Sister Bertrille tells how she and her ex broke up, with her flashback showing him being cruel and her being meek and fearful of him.
    Source: Self-Serving Memory
  • There's also season 3 which includes a scene where Piper mocks Alex in a cruel Kick the Dog moment for being fearful for her life and she seems insistent on making Alex mad so that they can engage in "hate sex".
    Source: Mind Game Ship
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