VICIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The trait of extreme cruelty

Synonyms:

brutality; ferociousness; savagery; viciousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

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

Derivation:

vicious (marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful)

vicious ((of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering)

vicious (having the nature of vice)