Cruel
Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Hysterical and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hysterical" instead an adjective "Cruel".
Hysterical
Hysterical adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.
Cruel and hysterical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Hysterical".
Both words in one sentence
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They're sneaky, cruel, and so prone to fits of hysterical laughter that Doom disapprovingly compares them to their "idiot hyena cousins" (even though hyenas are no more related to weasels than mongooses are).
Source: Wicked Weasel
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Hysterical and Cruel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cruel/hysterical
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