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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Synonyms for Vindictiveness
Nastiness and vindictiveness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nastiness" instead a noun "Vindictiveness".
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Related pairs
- hostility and nastiness
- hostility and vindictiveness
- meanness and nastiness
- meanness and vindictiveness
- evil and nastiness
- evil and vindictiveness
- bitterness and nastiness
- bitterness and vindictiveness
- malignancy and nastiness
- malignancy and vindictiveness
- malice and nastiness
- malice and vindictiveness
- spite and nastiness
- spite and vindictiveness
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