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malignity

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ma·lig·ni·ty  (m-lgn-t)
n. pl. ma·lig·ni·ties
1.
a. Intense ill will or hatred; great malice.
b. An act or a feeling of great malice.
2. The condition or quality of being highly dangerous or injurious; deadliness.
malignity [məˈlɪgnɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. the condition or quality of being malign, malevolent, or deadly
2. (often plural) a malign or malicious act or feeling
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.malignitymalignity - wishing evil to others              
malevolence
hate, hatred - the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
maleficence - doing or causing evil
malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom - feeling a need to see others suffer
vengefulness, vindictiveness - a malevolent desire for revenge
2.malignity - quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
malignance, malignancy
evilness, evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"
benignancy, benignity, graciousness - the quality of being kind and gentle
Translations
malignity [məˈlɪgnɪtɪ] N → malignidad f
malignity
n → Bösartigkeit f; (Med also) → Malignität f (spec)


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Neither is there only a habit of goodness, directed by right reason; but there is in some men, even in nature, a disposition towards it; as on the other side, there is a natural malignity.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
"You must have observed, gentlemen," said he, "an ignorant and a blatant ass, with a rasping throat and a countenance expressive of low malignity, who went through - I will not say sustained - the role (if I may use a French expression) of Claudius King of Denmark.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
One great excellency in this tribe, is their skill at prognostics, wherein they seldom fail; their predictions in real diseases, when they rise to any degree of malignity, generally portending death, which is always in their power, when recovery is not: and therefore, upon any unexpected signs of amendment, after they have pronounced their sentence, rather than be accused as false prophets, they know how to approve their sagacity to the world, by a seasonable dose.
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