Cruel
Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Thoughtless and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thoughtless" instead an adjective "Cruel".
Thoughtless
Thoughtless adjective - Showing a lack of manners or consideration for others.
Cruel and thoughtless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Thoughtless".
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Since happy people can be thoughtless and cruel, God logically needs to witness as much suffering as possible to truly understand humanity's needs.
Source: Misery Builds Character - His main actions within the game are to try and encourage the player to feel gratitude and emotional connection to his friends, and to make them feel the emotional weight of any cruel or thoughtless actions.
Source: The Fatalist -
This, coupled with Julian having been the one to order his room be made comforting and welcoming, complete with a picture of Dan's dead father, makes him realize how cruel and thoughtless his actions had been, and he immediately berates himself for ruining their friendship before it could begin.
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