Contempt
Malignity
Malignity noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: one of the characters in the novel is a slave driver of such malignity that he came to be one of the most famous villains in all of literature
Contempt and malignity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contempt" instead a noun "Malignity".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- animosity and contempt
- animosity and malignity
- bitterness and contempt
- bitterness and malignity
- antagonism and contempt
- antagonism and malignity
- loathing and contempt
- loathing and malignity
- abhorrence and contempt
- abhorrence and malignity
- indignity and contempt
- indignity and malignity
- malice and contempt
- malice and malignity
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Malignity and Contempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contempt/malignity
Contempt & Malignity. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contempt/malignity>.
Malignity or Contempt. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contempt/malignity.
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