Meanness and Misprision

Meanness

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

Misprision and meanness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misprision" instead a noun "Meanness".

Nearby Words: mean, meanly

Misprision

Misprision noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: his intense misprision for comic books and other “trash literature” is well known

Meanness and misprision are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Meanness" instead a noun "Misprision".
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