Meanness
Meanness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: nothing more than unprovoked meanness drove him to smash the child's toy
Malevolence is a synonym for meanness in attitude topic. In some cases you can use "Malevolence" instead a noun "Meanness".
Malevolence
Malevolence noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: only mindless malevolence would explain this cruel vandalism
Meanness is a synonym for malevolence in attitude topic. You can use "Meanness" instead a noun "Malevolence".
Nearby Words: malevolent, malevolently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and meanness
- hostility and malevolence
- animosity and meanness
- animosity and malevolence
- malignancy and meanness
- malignancy and malevolence
- wickedness and meanness
- wickedness and malevolence
- malice and meanness
- malice and malevolence
- spite and meanness
- spite and malevolence
- ill will and meanness
- ill will and malevolence
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Malevolence and Meanness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/meanness/malevolence
Meanness & Malevolence. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/meanness/malevolence>.
Malevolence or Meanness. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/meanness/malevolence.
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