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maliciousness

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun maliciousness has 1 sense
  1. malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom - feeling a need to see others suffer
    --1 is a kind of malevolence, malignity

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Maliciousness

Definition

Maliciousness, noun

1. The quality or state of being malicious; malevolence.

2. The intention or desire to cause harm or suffering to others.

Examples

Sense 1:

His maliciousness was evident in the way he spread rumors about his colleagues.

She couldn't hide her maliciousness as she sabotaged her competitor's project.

Sense 2:

That prank was done with maliciousness, causing unnecessary distress to the victim.

The hacker's maliciousness was displayed through the creation of a destructive computer virus.

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