maliciousness
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ma·li·cious
(mə-lĭsh′əs)adj.
1. Having the nature of or resulting from malice; deliberately harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
2. Law Done with malice.
ma·li′cious·ly adv.
ma·li′cious·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | maliciousness - feeling a need to see others suffer malevolence, malignity - wishing evil to others |
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maliciousness
nounA desire to harm others or to see others suffer:
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