Malignity and Vilification

Malignity

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

Vilification and malignity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vilification" instead a noun "Malignity".

Nearby Words: malign, malignancy, malignly

Vilification

Vilification noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.
Usage example: warned that the constant vilification of candidates for public office was undermining the people's faith in the political system

Malignity and vilification are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malignity" instead a noun "Vilification".

Nearby Words: vilify, vilified, vilifying
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