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noun
The quality of threatening evil.
synonyms: malevolence, malice.
is a specific kind of: evil, evilness.
is a broader term that covers: bitchiness, cattiness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness | cruelness, cruelty, harshness | beastliness, meanness.
derivation: evil, malefic, malevolent, malign.
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