as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
nothing more than unprovoked meanness drove him to smash the child's toy
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Noun
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His father was found not guilty of malice murder but guilty on the other eight counts.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025 -
Young’s legal team has tried to make the case that the text and others were evidence of malice, but Axelrod argued that the Marquardt and others involved in reporting the story showed restraint.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Saline County sheriff’s deputies, responding to an animal cruelty report entered the Fullen’s field after observing about 50 cattle, many with calves, with minimal grass to graze on, according to an affidavit.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Aggravated cruelty to animals is a felony under New York State law and carries a sentence of up to two years if convicted.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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These snakes’ fangs are shaped with chilling efficiency to deliver the maximum venom load into their prey.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2025
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And the venom isn’t limited to rogue voters who leave a Jeter or Ichiro off their ballot.—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Hannah condemned hatred of Muslims in the strongest terms possible, and Pandith did the same against antisemitism.—
Hannah Rosenthal and David Saperstein,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Hepburn’s hatred of fascism and the Nazis was especially resonant to people on Reddit.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Meanness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meanness. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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