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Desire To Offend

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noun

• feeling a need to see others suffer

• malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

verb

• hurt the feelings of

34%6 Deliberate desire to annoy or offend
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30%7 Motivated by a desire to annoy or offend
noun

• feeling a need to see others suffer

• malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

verb

• hurt the feelings of

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