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maldade — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • badness noun The quality or state of being bad.
  • devilry noun Wickedness; cruelty.
  • malice noun The intention to harm someone or do something wrong or illegal.
  • wrongdoing noun Illegal or immoral behaviour.

Senses

maldade is used for these senses in English:

  • badness The quality or degree of being bad.
  • devilry Wickedness; cruelty.
  • malice Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.
  • wrongdoing (countable) An instance of doing wrong.

devilry — full definition

  1. noun Wickedness; cruelty.
  2. noun An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.
  3. noun An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty, or witchcraft.

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