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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesméchanceté
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mechanceté
"La méchanceté de ses paroles était choquante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being unpleasant, offensive, or morally reprehensible.
"The nastiness of the argument left everyone feeling uncomfortable." - 2
An instance of being nasty; a mean or spiteful act.
"Her nastiness towards her colleagues was evident in her comments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'nastiness' derives from the Middle English 'nastie', which means 'foul' or 'dirty', originating from the Old English 'næst', meaning 'to be nasty or unpleasant'. The term has evolved over centuries to encompass a broader range of meanings related to unpleasantness or moral repugnance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nastiness" is said worldwide
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méchanceté
Transliteration: mechanceté
"La méchanceté de ses paroles était choquante."
Bosheit
Transliteration: Bosheit
"Die Bosheit seiner Kommentare war offensichtlich."
cattiveria
Transliteration: cattiveria
"La cattiveria delle sue azioni era innegabile."
maldad
Transliteration: maldad
"La maldad de sus palabras fue impactante."
malvadez
Transliteration: malvadez
"A malvadez de suas ações era evidente."
दुष्टता
Transliteration: duṣṭatā
"उसकी दुष्टता ने सभी को चौंका दिया।"
恶意
Transliteration: è yì
"他的恶意让人感到震惊。"
악의
Transliteration: ak-ui
"그의 악의는 모두를 놀라게 했다."
悪意
Transliteration: aku-i
"彼の悪意は衝撃的だった。"
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