Cruel and Terrible

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Cruel

Cruel adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Usage example: the cruel situation of being orphaned at an early age

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Terrible is a synonym for cruel in vicious topic. In some cases you can use "Terrible" instead an adjective "Cruel", when it comes to topics like bloody.

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Terrible

Terrible adjective - Causing fear.

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Cruel is a synonym for terrible in vicious topic. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Terrible", if it concerns topics such as bloody, spiteful.

Nearby Words: terribly, terrify, terror

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Hitler, for example, was massively opposed to fox hunting; he thought it was cruel and terrible.

Source: Hitler Ate Sugar
When Rudeus meets a band of thieves he is recognized as "The most cruel and terrible magician of the magic city" and he wonders why did he got such a title since he is always trying to be nice.

Source: Light Novel / Mushoku Tensei
I'm so sorry for this level it is a cruel and terrible shenanigan...

Source: Disappointing Last Level

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