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
Vindictiveness and meanness are semantically related In some cases you can use "Vindictiveness" instead a noun "Meanness".
Vindictiveness
Vindictiveness noun - A malevolent desire for revenge.
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Synonyms for Vindictiveness
Meanness and vindictiveness are semantically related in spitefulness topic. Sometimes you can use "Meanness" instead a noun "Vindictiveness".
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Related pairs
- hostility and meanness
- hostility and vindictiveness
- animosity and meanness
- animosity and vindictiveness
- malignancy and meanness
- malignancy and vindictiveness
- malice and meanness
- malice and vindictiveness
- spite and meanness
- spite and vindictiveness
- ill will and meanness
- ill will and vindictiveness
- malevolence and meanness
- malevolence and vindictiveness
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