nastiness
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈnæs.ti.nəs/
:
mezquindad
- Her constant nastiness towards her coworkers created a tense atmosphere in the office.
And it was like something that I'd managed to, I'd dry cleaned all the, the nastiness from that experience and it became quite a joke.
- And it was like something that I'd managed to, I'd dry cleaned all the, the nastiness from that experience and it became quite a joke.
- This leads to verbal nastiness and assaults, which brings us back to where we are today.
- You know, the, the, the, the duplicity and, and just nastiness and actual prejudice and racism is just crazy.
Examples
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In letting his emotion gain control of his mouth, he has imprudently revealed his true nastiness.
Fiction book (1999) -
Because, at the time, the key was to undo some of the nastiness this administration had done.
Blog text (1) -
Yes, let's all back off with the nastiness and learn from this.
Blog text (21) -
Her nastiness is just a mask to hide her pain.
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The meanness and the nastiness needs to stop.
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Stanley, you're not going to try to use this as an excuse to start that nastiness again?
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Vigdor notes that the community has been good at avoiding internal nastiness.
Academic text (2012) -
Our world, beset by ignorance and human nastiness, contains quite enough background darkness.
Academic text (1997) -
The Stanford players, however, are going to show some of the nastiness that Harbaugh instilled in his team.
Blog text (4) -
Indeed, some political analysts say the chamber's campaign backfired through its own nastiness, guaranteeing a loss for its choice.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
27
1.8
Lack of politeness or respect for other people
10
6.3
Being very cruel and violent toward other people or animals
9
5.4
Being unkind on purpose to other people
6
4.1
Very severe or unkind treatment that causes harm
5
7.9
Rude behavior that shows no politeness
3
8.5
A way of behaving that is mean and hurtful to other people
3
4.1
Lack of care for other people
2
8.0
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
2
8.0
Being very rude and annoying to other people
2
6.7
A quality that makes people feel hurt or angry
1
4.6
A way of acting that is rude and unpleasant to other people
1
7.0
Mean words or actions that hurt other people
1
8.1
Saying small mean things to hurt someone in a quiet way
1
6.5
How gross or unpleasant something is
1
7.4
A wish to hurt, upset, or annoy other people
1
8.7
Cruel or very mean behavior towards other people
1
8.6
Rude, unfriendly behavior that makes other people feel unwelcome
1
8.1
Rude behavior that shows you think you are better than others
1
8.2
A harsh, unkind way of speaking or acting
1
9.9
A way of talking and acting that is mean and hurts people
1
8.2
Being so bad or shameful that people strongly dislike it
1
7.0
A harsh, rude manner or tone that offends people
A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike
Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike
A harsh tone in speech or writing that hurts people
A sharp, bitter way of speaking that hurts people
Showing strong dislike and no respect for a person or thing
Antonyms
How Malicious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nastiness comes from the adjective nasty (meaning 'mean or spiteful') together with the ending -ness that makes it a thing, like kindness. So nastiness can mean the quality of being hurtful or deliberately unkind.