Nastiness and Vindictiveness

Nastiness

Nastiness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: there was a natural nastiness about him that was evident from the time he was a small child

Vindictiveness and nastiness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vindictiveness" instead a noun "Nastiness".

Vindictiveness

Vindictiveness noun - A malevolent desire for revenge.
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Nastiness and vindictiveness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nastiness" instead a noun "Vindictiveness".
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Vindictiveness and Nastiness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nastiness/vindictiveness
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