MURDEROUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("murderousness" is a kind of...):

cruelness; cruelty; harshness (the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance)

Derivation:

murderous (characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being)

Meaning:

A bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("murderousness" is a kind of...):

hate; hatred (the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action)

Derivation:

murderous (characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being)