Meaning & use
malignity
Deep-seated ill will or a strong desire to cause harm to others.
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The villain's plan revealed a malignity that shocked even his closest allies.
Critics saw pure malignity behind the dictator's cruelest and most senseless policies.
A note on using this word
Malignity is a strong, formal word implying deep, almost inherent cruelty, beyond ordinary malice or anger.
Words with a similar meaning
malicespite
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