Affection and Nastiness

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Affection noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.

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Nastiness is an antonym for affection.

Nastiness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

Usage example: there was a natural nastiness about him that was evident from the time he was a small child

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Affection is an antonym for nastiness.

usual	usual affection	usual nastiness
true	true affection	true nastiness
genuine	genuine affection	genuine nastiness
sheer	sheer affection	sheer nastiness
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, personal, general, casual, sudden.

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