Cruel and Pathetic

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Cruel

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

Pathetic

Pathetic adjective - Deserving of one's pity.
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Cruel and pathetic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Pathetic".
Nearby Words: pathos, pathetically, pathetics

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  • Mood-Swinger His moods usually switch from petty, to cruel, to violently moody, to pathetic, and back, usually over the course of a few minutes.
    Source: Mood-Swinger
  • Jerkass Woobie Contrast Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds, where a pathetic but less cruel character destroys everything around them because they have already been broken.
    Source: Jerkass Woobie
  • Badass Decay Manga Gendo makes for a debatable case, as he's much more emo and pathetic compared to his anime version but also much more cynical, cruel and insane.
    Source: Badass Decay
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