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malevolence - the quality of threatening evil |
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malevolency,
malice |
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evil,
evilness morally objectionable behavior
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bitchiness,
cattiness,
nastiness,
spite,
spitefulness malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
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cruelness,
cruelty,
harshness a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
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beastliness,
meanness unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather
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malevolence - wishing evil to others |
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malignity |
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benevolence an act intending or showing kindness and good will
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hate,
hatred the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
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maleficence the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
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malice,
maliciousness,
spite,
spitefulness,
venom feeling a need to see others suffer
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vengefulness,
vindictiveness a malevolent desire for revenge
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