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Added 10 October 2026

maliciousness

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about maliciousness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Feeling a need to see others suffer.

Origin

From Middle English maliciousnes; equivalent to malicious + -ness.

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