malignity

ma·lig·ni·ty

(mə-lĭg′nĭ-tē)

n. pl. ma·lig·ni·ties

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.

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malignity

(məˈlɪɡnɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. the condition or quality of being malign, malevolent, or deadly

2. (often plural) a malign or malicious act or feeling

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ma•lig•ni•ty

(məˈlɪg nɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the quality or state of being malignant.

2. an instance of malignant feeling or behavior.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]

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Noun	1.	malignity - 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

malignity

noun

A desire to harm others or to see others suffer:

despitefulness, ill will, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, meanness, nastiness, poisonousness, spite, spitefulness, venomousness, viciousness.

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malignity

[məˈlɪgnɪtɪ] N → malignidad f

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malignity

n → Bösartigkeit f; (Med also) → Malignität f (spec)

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