Maliciousness and Misprision

Maliciousness

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

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

Misprision

Misprision noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: his intense misprision for comic books and other “trash literature” is well known

Maliciousness and misprision are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Maliciousness" instead a noun "Misprision".
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Misprision and Maliciousness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/maliciousness/misprision
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