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mean·ness    Audio Help   [meen-nis] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the state or quality of being mean.
2.a mean act: to answer meannesses with forgiveness.
[Origin: 1550–60; mean2 + -ness]
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Main Entry:  malevolence
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A desire to harm others or to see others suffer.
Synonyms:  despitefulness, ill will, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, nastiness, poisonousness, spite, spitefulness, venomousness, viciousness
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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