maliciousness
maliciousness · maliciousnesses
The condition of being maliciousThe condition of being malicious; malevolence or malice.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The condition of being malicious; malevolence or malice.
More definitions
- feeling a need to see others suffer
Origin
From Middle English maliciousnes; equivalent to malicious + -ness.From Middle English maliciousnes; equivalent to malicious + -ness.
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Forms
plural: maliciousnesses| Singular | maliciousness |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- feeling a need to see others suffer:malicespitespitefulnessvenom
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmalicious
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable