MEANNESS Synonyms
8 hypernyms for meanness. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MEANNESS
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| acrimony | noun n | |||||
noun • a rough and bitter manner | ||||||
| animosity | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility | ||||||
| callousness | noun n | |||||
noun • devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness | ||||||
| cruelty | noun n | |||||
noun • a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering • feelings of extreme heartlessness • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||||||
| harshness | noun n | |||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance • excessive sternness | ||||||
| hostility | noun n | |||||
noun • a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition • a state of deep-seated ill-will • the feeling of a hostile person • violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| nastiness | noun n | |||||
noun • a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse • malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty • the quality of being highly unpleasant | ||||||
| ruthlessness | noun n | |||||
noun • mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity • feelings of extreme heartlessness | ||||||
| spite | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer • malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty verb • hurt the feelings of | ||||||
| spitefulness | noun n | |||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer • malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | ||||||
| unkindness | noun n | |||||
noun • lack of sympathy | ||||||
| viciousness | noun n | |||||
noun • the trait of extreme cruelty | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| beastliness | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being deliberately mean • unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather | ||||||
| closeness | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of being intimate and belonging together • the quality of being close and poorly ventilated • the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance • extreme stinginess • characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) • close or warm friendship | ||||||
| minginess | noun n | |||||
noun • extreme stinginess | ||||||
| niggardliness | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • extreme stinginess | ||||||
| niggardness | noun n | |||||
noun • extreme stinginess | ||||||