viciousness
Noun
Meaning
the characteristic of being vicious
Synonyms: viciosity, vitiosity
the desire to cause harm to others; extreme cruelty
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After years of propaganda about the viciousness of their enemies, Huber writes, “the German psyche was consumed by existential fear.”
"And his campaign is in the loop about this coordinated viciousness."
But the Bible acknowledges the existence of viciousness and cruelty, and it demands of decent people that we not sit on the fence in the face of evil: “Those who love G-d hate evil” (Psalm 97:10).
Cadet and staff morale was low and hazing "at an all-time peak of viciousness".sfn MacArthur's first change turned out to be the easiest.
And the Left, seeing its hold on the black vote become more tenuous, redoubled its attacks on Trump with a viciousness unlike any seen by an American president.
“A frightening and sobering look at the cruelty and viciousness that pervade much of contemporary high school life, as real as today’s headlines.