maliciousness

Noun

Meaning

feeling a need to see others suffer

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

venom malice spite spitefulness despite meanness evil revenge hate hostility hatred resentment cruelty bitterness animosity
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Antonyms

amity ardor care concern desire consideration
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Hypernyms

malevolence malignity

Examples

As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you. Morihei Ueshiba

A girl who is willing to give every ounce of herself to someone, who could never betray her lover, who never suspects maliciousness of anyone, and whose sexuality sleeps in her, waiting to be stirred. Steve Martin

In our techniques we enter completely into, blend totally with, and control firmly an attack. Strength resides where one's ki is concentrated and stable; confusion and maliciousness arise when ki stagnates. Morihei Ueshiba

Let us prize our freedom; but not use our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness. Jonathan Mayhew

Close letter words and terms

malicious talk malicious virus maliciously Malick Malicki Malicoat