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nastiness

nastiness

3 5.0
A strong unpleasant quality that makes people uncomfortable
  • noun
  • /ˈnæs.ti.nəs/
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  • The constant nastiness in their comments made the discussion very uncomfortable.

I like people to go, we're all capable of horrible nastiness.

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Examples

  • All I really wanted to say is that I am really sorry that this nastiness is occurring.

    Blog text (10)
  • You get a lot of nastiness about foreigners and so on and so forth.

  • But then I did not see the level of nastiness I know other friends of mine have seen.

  • There was a bit of nastiness last night.

  • You want to fight the nastiness and corruption of Bedlam.

  • So yeah, Microsoft is evil, and the pattern of general nastiness persists to this very day.

    Blog text (11)
  • The nastiness that has been running rampant is disgusting, and you shouldn't need to deal with it.

    Blog text (10)
  • It was one of those dialogues of panic and nastiness, inevitability and choice.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • However, I don't necessarily respect the opinions of others, especially when they spew ignorance, stupidity, or nastiness.

    Blog text (16)
  • He could not ignore the nastiness that arose during the heated argument.

Synonyms

vulgarity
vsnastiness
  • NSFW
18 7.4

A lack of good taste and politeness in speech or behavior

covers unpleasantness generally rather than just crude taste
unpleasantness
vsnastiness
17 4.2

A feeling of discomfort or dislike

is the stronger sense of being very unpleasant or offensive
meanness
vsnastiness
9 5.4

Being unkind on purpose to other people

is the general unpleasant or offensive state rather than intent
awfulness
vsnastiness
7 6.0

A very unpleasant quality that makes people feel bad

adds sense of offensiveness as well as plain unpleasantness
harshness
vsnastiness
6 4.1

Very severe or unkind treatment that causes harm

is the general condition of being very unpleasant or offensive
vileness
vsnastiness
2 8.0

Very bad and morally wrong behavior

is the general idea of being very unpleasant or offensive
coarseness
vsnastiness
2 6.4

Rudeness or crude behavior that shows little politeness

is the stronger sense of being very unpleasant or offensive
offensiveness
vsnastiness
2 6.7

A quality that makes people feel hurt or angry

is the broader condition of being very unpleasant or offensive
obnoxiousness
vsnastiness
2 8.0

Being very rude and annoying to other people

is the general quality of being very unpleasant or offensive
abusiveness
vsnastiness
  • NSFW
1 7.0

Mean words or actions that hurt other people

is the more general state of being very unpleasant or offensive
cattiness
vsnastiness
1 8.1

Saying small mean things to hurt someone in a quiet way

is the wider unpleasant quality beyond subtle malice
horribleness
vsnastiness
1 5.9

A very unpleasant, shocking state that causes fear or disgust

covers general unpleasant or offensive qualities without shock focus
disgustingness
vsnastiness
1 6.5

How gross or unpleasant something is

is wider, meaning very unpleasant or offensive in general
loathsomeness
vsnastiness
1 9.1

A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting

is the more general term for strong unpleasantness or offence
abrasiveness
vsnastiness
1 7.0

A harsh, rude manner or tone that offends people

is the overall condition of being very unpleasant or offensive
snottiness
vsnastiness
1 8.1

Rude behavior that shows you think you are better than others

is the general unpleasant or offensive quality without arrogance focus
beastliness
vsnastiness
1 8.7

Cruel or very mean behavior towards other people

is the broader quality of being very unpleasant or offensive
ungentleness
vsnastiness
1 8.2

A harsh, unkind way of speaking or acting

is the broader label for strong unpleasant or offensive quality
unsavoriness
vsnastiness
  • US
1 9.3

A behavior that people find morally wrong or offensive

is the broader, stronger notion of being very unpleasant or offensive
objectionableness
vsnastiness
9.6

A state that makes people feel offended or dislike something

is general unpleasantness rather than specifically moral objection
odiousness
vsnastiness
  • Formal
9.0

A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike

is the broader label for very unpleasant or offensive feeling
repugnancy
vsnastiness
9.5

Something that causes strong disgust or makes people feel offended

is the broader quality of being very unpleasant or offensive
noisomeness
vsnastiness
9.9

A strong unpleasant smell or other harmful quality in a place

is general unpleasantness not limited to sensory harm
acridness
vsnastiness
8.4

A sharp, bitter way of speaking that hurts people

is the wider state of being very unpleasant or offensive
acridity
vsnastiness
9.4

A harsh tone in speech or writing that hurts people

is the broader unpleasant or offensive quality beyond tone
scurrility
vsnastiness
  • Offensive
9.9

Very rude words or actions that hurt people

is broader unpleasantness not limited to coarse speech
contemptuousness
vsnastiness
8.5

Showing strong dislike and no respect for a person or thing

is the wider category of being very unpleasant or offensive
distastefulness
vsnastiness
6.1

Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike

is the more intense state of being very unpleasant or offensive

Antonyms

11 1.3

A kind and polite way of treating other people

2 3.4

A feeling that something is nice and enjoyable

A pleasant feeling from nice surroundings or conditions

How Offensive

meanness
9 5.4
nastiness
3 5.0

Surface Forms

nastiness singular
nastinesses plural

Morphology

nastiness = nasty (transparent) = nasty + ness

Standard abstract noun formed from 'nasty' indicating the quality of being unpleasant or offensive.

Etymology

Nastiness comes from the adjective nasty (meaning 'very unpleasant or offensive') plus the ending -ness, which turns an adjective into a noun, as in happiness. So nastiness can mean the quality of being unpleasant or offensive.