Orneriness
Orneriness noun - Meanspirited disagreeable contrariness.
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Synonyms for Orneriness
Spitefulness and orneriness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spitefulness" instead a noun "Orneriness".
Spitefulness
Spitefulness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Orneriness and spitefulness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Orneriness" instead a noun "Spitefulness".
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Related pairs
- anger and orneriness
- anger and spitefulness
- wrath and orneriness
- wrath and spitefulness
- meanness and orneriness
- meanness and spitefulness
- evil and orneriness
- evil and spitefulness
- malice and orneriness
- malice and spitefulness
- spite and orneriness
- spite and spitefulness
- malevolence and orneriness
- malevolence and spitefulness
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