Meanness and Smearing

Meanness

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

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

Nearby Words: mean, meanly

Smearing

Smearing noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.
Usage example: this smearing has got to stop, or the voters will conclude that there's absolutely no one worth voting for

Meanness and smearing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Meanness" instead a noun "Smearing".

Nearby Words: smear, smeared, smeary

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