BADNESS Synonyms
4 hypernyms for badness. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for BADNESS
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| atrocity | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane • an act of atrocious cruelty | ||||||
| corruption | noun n | |||||
noun • lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain • in a state of progressive putrefaction • decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity • inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony) | ||||||
| depravity | noun n | |||||
noun • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice | ||||||
| evil | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • morally bad or wrong noun • morally objectionable behavior • the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice adjective satellite • having the nature of vice • having or exerting a malignant influence | ||||||
| guilt | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of having committed an offense • remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense | ||||||
| immorality | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct • morally objectionable behavior | ||||||
| iniquity | noun n | |||||
noun • morally objectionable behavior • an unjust act | ||||||
| maleficence | noun n | |||||
noun • doing or causing evil • the quality or nature of being harmful or evil | ||||||
| malevolence | noun n | |||||
noun • wishing evil to others • the quality of threatening evil | ||||||
| malice | noun n | |||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer • the quality of threatening evil | ||||||
| sin | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • estrangement from god • (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna • an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will • ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle • the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet verb • commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law • commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | ||||||
| vice | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • moral weakness • a specific form of evildoing | ||||||
| wickedness | noun n | |||||
noun • morally objectionable behavior • absence of moral or spiritual values • the quality of being wicked • estrangement from god • the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions | ||||||
| wrongdoing | noun n | |||||
noun • departure from what is ethically acceptable • activity that transgresses moral or civil law | ||||||
| bad | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • having undesirable or negative qualities • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone noun • that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency adverb • with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') • very much; strongly adjective satellite • serious or severe • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') • (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition • not capable of being collected • below average in quality or performance • nonstandard • not financially safe or secure • physically unsound or diseased • capable of harming • characterized by wickedness or immorality • reproduced fraudulently • not working properly | ||||||
| mischievousness | noun n | |||||
noun • an attribute of mischievous children • the trait of behaving like an imp • reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | ||||||
| naughtiness | noun n | |||||
noun • an attribute of mischievous children | ||||||
| severeness | noun n | |||||
noun • used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather • something hard to endure • extreme plainness • excessive sternness | ||||||
| severity | noun n | |||||
noun • used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather • something hard to endure • extreme plainness • excessive sternness | ||||||