Atrocity and Maliciousness

Atrocity

Atrocity noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: wars often unleash a level of atrocity that would be unimaginable in peacetime

Maliciousness and atrocity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maliciousness" instead a noun "Atrocity".

Nearby Word: atrocious

Maliciousness

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

Atrocity and maliciousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Atrocity" instead a noun "Maliciousness".
Cite this Source
Maliciousness and Atrocity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/atrocity/maliciousness
Atrocity & Maliciousness. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/atrocity/maliciousness>.
Maliciousness or Atrocity. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/atrocity/maliciousness.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "atrocity" and "maliciousness" have occurred on timeline