maliciousness
2
7.5
- noun
- /məˈlɪʃəsnəs/
:
malicia
- There was a sense of maliciousness behind his smile that made everyone uneasy.
I don't think it would have to be maliciousness that would make me quit.
- I don't think it would have to be maliciousness that would make me quit.
Examples
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The maliciousness displayed in her actions led to serious consequences for those around her.
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It was just unbelievable the kind of maliciousness that there was in this guy.
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To those of you who have thrown maliciousness and cruel words into my life,
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But maliciousness is not acceptable as a default perspective on laws and justice in this country.
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Sometimes indifference is not very far from maliciousness.
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Just that maybe certain behaviors have their origins in an isolated group rather than in maliciousness.
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The issue has since been resolved; we do not believe that the error can be attributed to maliciousness or hacking.
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They showed a gleam of spitefulness and maliciousness.
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Van Mander selects maliciousness as the fox's distinctive quality.
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His maliciousness towards others was evident in every hurtful comment he made.
Synonyms
322
4.4
A feeling of wanting to hurt or annoy someone
54
6.3
A wish to hurt someone or make them suffer
28
5.2
A state of being morally wrong or evil
27
3.2
Bad actions that cause harm to people or property on purpose
22
7.3
A strong feeling of anger that makes you want to hurt others
10
6.3
Being very cruel and violent toward other people or animals
9
5.4
Being unkind on purpose to other people
8
6.5
A quality of doing very bad things and wanting to harm people
8
8.8
A feeling of wanting to harm other people
5
8.3
A strong wish to get revenge for a wrong
2
8.0
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
2
5.9
Strong feelings of dislike and anger toward people or things
1
8.4
A strong wish to harm others or make their lives worse
1
7.9
A strong lasting wish to get revenge on someone who hurt you
1
4.5
Wanting to hurt or make others suffer
1
9.3
An intention to harm someone or act for bad reasons
1
9.9
A strong wish to hurt or cause pain to other people
1
9.2
Very strong, hurtful words or actions toward someone
1
9.6
Very evil behaviour that harms other people
1
7.4
A wish to hurt, upset, or annoy other people
A very harmful and cruel way of being that hurts other people
A feeling of wanting to harm other people
A look or feeling that seems threatening
Very strong, bitter speech or writing that tries to hurt someone
Being very bad and cruel to other people
A feeling of wanting to hurt someone who hurt you
Being unkind and cruel to other people on purpose
Antonyms
How Malicious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Maliciousness comes from the Latin root mal- meaning 'bad', and this same mal- appears in familiar words like malfunction or malady to show something wrong or harmful, so maliciousness is the quality of wanting to harm others.