ill nature

ill nature

n.

A disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition.

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ill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition disposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition" crabbedness, crabbiness, crossness - a disposition to be ill-tempered crankiness, crotchetiness, grumpiness, contrariness - a fussy and eccentric disposition moroseness, sullenness, sourness, sulkiness - a sullen moody resentful disposition pettishness, snappishness, surliness, biliousness, peevishness, irritability, temper - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" impatience - a dislike of anything that causes delay shrewishness - a nature given to nagging or scolding asperity, sharpness - harshness of manner good nature - a cheerful, obliging disposition