viciousness

noun

Definition of viciousnessnext
1
as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm simple viciousness can be the only reason for spreading such vile, unfounded rumors

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2
as in cruelty
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others the unspeakable viciousness of some dictators in the past

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  1. malice
  2. cruelty
  3. venom
  4. brutality
  5. hatred
Noun
  • His son was indicted separately on 55 counts, including four counts of malice murder and four counts of felony murder, in the Sept. 4 shooting at the Winder high school.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Simon was on 19 charges last month, including malice murder, felony murder, concealing the death of another, false report of a crime and making a false statement.
    Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of malice
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  • Family seeks stronger laws to combat animal cruelty Soon after Sonnemann was charged, Shelly Ciardo called numerous state legislators to try to get stronger laws to combat animal cruelty.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The sanctuary receives turkeys from factory farm workers who rescue them, anonymous drop-offs, animal cruelty cases, law enforcement and from individual farmers who initially purchase the turkeys and then grow attached.
    Maya Blackstone, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of cruelty
Noun
  • The venom is then used to create an antivenom for those bit by a funnel-web spider.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Its venom is weakly neurotoxic at best; bites aren’t considered to be dangerous for adult humans.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of venom
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  • In one scenario, our species could emerge so transformed as to avoid entirely the brutality of human conduct.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
  • House Atreides, from which the films’ protagonist Paul (Timothee Chalamet) hails, has a righteousness and goodness that, in contrast to the Harkonnens’ brutality, makes the two families enemies.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of brutality
Noun
  • Years of mud-slinging would follow and their hatred for each other seemed to only intensify.
    Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Tribalism forms connections based on ignorance and shared hatred.
    Dan Berger, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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