noun
the quality of threatening evil (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑malevolence, ↑malice
• Derivationally related forms: ↑malevolent, ↑malevolent (for: ↑malevolence)
• Hyponyms:
↑cattiness, ↑bitchiness, ↑spite, ↑spitefulness, ↑nastiness, ↑cruelty, ↑cruelness, ↑harshness, ↑beastliness, ↑meanness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.