Malignancy
Malignancy noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: her irrepressible malignancy was such that she even attacked her friends behind their backs
Virulence and malignancy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virulence" instead a noun "Malignancy".
Virulence
Virulence noun - Biting sharpness of feeling or expression.
Malignancy and virulence are semantically related. You can use "Malignancy" instead a noun "Virulence".
Nearby Word: virulent
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- resentment and malignancy
- resentment and virulence
- hostility and malignancy
- hostility and virulence
- animosity and malignancy
- animosity and virulence
- bitterness and malignancy
- bitterness and virulence
- antagonism and malignancy
- antagonism and virulence
- deadliness and malignancy
- deadliness and virulence
- malice and malignancy
- malice and virulence
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Virulence and Malignancy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/malignancy/virulence
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