Bitterness and Meanness

Bitterness

Bitterness noun - A deep-seated ill will.

Meanness and bitterness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Meanness" instead a noun "Bitterness".

Nearby Words: bitter, bitterly, bittern, bitterish

Meanness

Meanness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: nothing more than unprovoked meanness drove him to smash the child's toy

Bitterness and meanness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bitterness" instead a noun "Meanness".

Nearby Words: mean, meanly

How words are described

pure pure bitterness pure meanness
sheer sheer bitterness sheer meanness
actual actual bitterness actual meanness
real real bitterness real meanness
Other adjectives: childish, general, growing, overall.
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