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1
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
- simple viciousness can be the only reason for spreading such vile, unfounded rumors
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2
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others
- the unspeakable viciousness of some dictators in the past
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“Viciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viciousness. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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