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what's the differences between "brutal" and "vicious"?
"brutal" and "vicious"
I looked up these meaning of two words in the dictionary. They have same meaning. I'm wondering the difference and which word is more cruel?
2012년 3월 23일 오전 4:34
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both are similar words, but ...
brutal has undertones of the physical damage.
vicious is about intent of the person/thing.
Examples:
The dog attacked viciously. (the dog was mean spirited and meant to attack)
The boy endured a brutal beating. (implies there was a lot of physical damage to the boy, but nothing is mentioned about the reason why)
The woman's reply was viscous. (the verbal attack was meant to offend/hurt the person)
2012년 3월 23일
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Brutal and vicious are both adjectives. A mean person can be a brutal or vicious person. An adjective describes a noun. Vicious would denote much anger and energy put into an action. Brutal would show how much harm was done.
2012년 3월 23일
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Animals can be vicious.
Mao Zedong was brutal.
2012년 3월 23일
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