Malignity and Vitriol

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

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

Nearby Words: malign, malignancy, malignly

Vitriol

Vitriol noun - Biting sharpness of feeling or expression.

Malignity and vitriol are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malignity" instead a noun "Vitriol".

Nearby Word: vitriolic
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