Animosity and Nastiness

Animosity

Animosity noun - A deep-seated ill will.

Nastiness and animosity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nastiness" instead a noun "Animosity".

Nearby Word: animus

Nastiness

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

Animosity and nastiness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Animosity" instead a noun "Nastiness".

How words are described

pure pure animosity pure nastiness
usual usual animosity usual nastiness
genuine genuine animosity genuine nastiness
obvious obvious animosity obvious nastiness
Other adjectives: actual, real, serious, personal, general.
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