Aversion
Malice
Malice noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: there was no reason other than pure malice to spread such disgusting lies all over campus
Nearby Word: malicious
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How words are described
| full | full aversion | full malice |
| particular | particular aversion | particular malice |
| natural | natural aversion | natural malice |
| genuine | genuine aversion | genuine malice |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, interesting, deliberate, general, apparent, outright, unusual, intentional. | ||
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