viciousness

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) the characteristic of being vicious
  2. (countable, uncountable) the desire to cause harm to others; extreme cruelty

Synonyms

wickedness
21k
malice
C2
villainousness
villainy
35k
nefariousness
savagery
33k
maliciousness
vice
B2
unrighteousness
vileness
malevolence
ferociousness
depravity
27k
sinisterness
spite
C1
spitefulness
turpitude
wantonness
brutality
C2
devilry
cruelty
C1
ruthlessness
46k
trickery
22k
wicked
B2
wiles
32k

bad quality

animosity
24k

bad-heartedness

badness
42k

bad temper

barbarity
beastliness
cattiness
cruel
B2
devilishness
deviltry
ferocity
34k
fierceness
hostility
C2

ill nature

immorality
35k
malicious
C2
malignance
malignancy
malignity
nastiness
45k
naughtiness
orneriness
Translations

méchanceté

διαφθορά

brutalità
Bösartigkeit

φαυλότητα

Bosheit

شراس

μοχθηρότητα

حقارة

φαυλότης

κακία

fureur
brutalité
malignité

شراسة

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
viciousnesse
In summary

From Middle English viciousnesse; equivalent to vicious + -ness.

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