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
Repugnance and meanness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repugnance" instead a noun "Meanness".
Repugnance
Repugnance noun - A dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness.
Meanness and repugnance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Meanness" instead a noun "Repugnance".
Nearby Words: repugnant, repugnancy
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and meanness
- hostility and repugnance
- animosity and meanness
- animosity and repugnance
- dirt and meanness
- dirt and repugnance
- malice and meanness
- malice and repugnance
- spite and meanness
- spite and repugnance
- ill will and meanness
- ill will and repugnance
- antipathy and meanness
- antipathy and repugnance
How words are described
| sheer | sheer meanness | sheer repugnance |
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