Malignity and Resentment

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

Resentment is a synonym for malignity in hostility topic. In some cases you can use "Resentment" instead a noun "Malignity".

Nearby Words: malign, malignancy, malignly

Resentment

Resentment noun - A lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong.

Malignity is a synonym for resentment in hostility topic. You can use "Malignity" instead a noun "Resentment", if it concerns topics such as hate.

Nearby Words: resentful, resented, resenting
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