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
  • Davenport was charged with malice murder, battery and criminal trespass.
    KC Baker, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Beard's mother, Lizette Bowers, says her son was acting out of love, not malice.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of malice
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  • His father, Colin Gray, is facing 29 charges — including two counts of involuntary manslaughter, second-degree murder and cruelty to children — related to the shooting at his son’s high school.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Patole's words can feel shocking to those in the West, where the conversation about eating meat revolves around ethics: the cruelty of animal slaughter and the environmental cost of raising animals for meat.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of cruelty
Noun
  • New entries include Treacy; Camilla’s go-to hairdresser for the past 30 years Jo Hansford; designers Fiona Clare, Mr. Roy and Anna Valentine, who designed her wedding dress, and beauty consultant Deborah Mitchell, who has provided the queen with bee venom facials for 18 years.
    Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Actress dies after reportedly consuming frog venom at spiritual cleansing retreat.
    Fox News, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of venom
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  • Most of the hundreds of human skeletons recovered from 2500 to 1500 BC in the country typically have not contained evidence of brutality, the study authors said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The week that changed Syria For more than a decade, Syria was synonymous with war, brutality and the family dynasty visiting that violence on its own people.
    Josh Feldman, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of brutality
Noun
  • All of the hatred and violence of their relationship all culminated in this moment.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The promise comes several days after a man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson said he was motivated by hatred of that system ‒ a hatred apparently shared by many people who have taken to social media in the days since the Dec. 4 killing.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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