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Maledicent
mal`e*di"cent adj..
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| [L.
maledicens, p. pr. of
maledicere to speak ill; male ill + dicere to say, speak. See Malice,
and Diction.]
Speaking reproachfully; slanderous. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys. |
| Mal·ice
mal-is noun |
1- desire to inflict injury,
harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile
impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite
of a lifelong enemy.
2- Law. evil intent on the
part of a person who commits a wrongful act injurious to
others. |
Mis·fea·sance
mis-fee-zuh ns |
1- a wrong, actual or
alleged, arising from or consisting of affirmative action
2- the wrongful performance
of a normally lawful act; the wrongful and injurious exercise
of lawful authority.
Compare malfeasance,
nonfeasance. |
Ma·lev·o·lent
muh-lev-uh-luh nt
–adjective |
1- wishing evil or harm to
another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious:
His failures made him malevolent toward those who were
successful.
2- evil; harmful; injurious:
a malevolent inclination to destroy the happiness of others.
3- Astrology.
evil or malign in influence. |
| Ad·ver·sar·y
[ad-ver-ser-ee] noun, plural -sar·ies, adjective |
–noun
1. a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
2. a person, group, etc., that is an opponent in a contest; contestant.
3. the Adversary, the devil; Satan.
–adjective
Also, especially British, ad·ver·sar·i·al [ad-ver-sair-ee-uhl]
4. of or pertaining to an adversary.
5. involving adversaries, as plaintiff and defendant in a legal proceeding: an adversary trial. |
| Nas·ty
[nas-tee] adjective, -ti·er, -ti·est, noun, plural -ties. |
–adjective
1. physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
2. offensive to taste or smell; nauseating.
3. offensive; objectionable: a nasty habit.
4. vicious, spiteful, or ugly: a nasty dog; a nasty rumor.
5. bad or hard to deal with, encounter, undergo, etc.; dangerous; serious: a nasty cut; a nasty accident.
6. very unpleasant or disagreeable: nasty weather.
7. morally filthy; obscene; indecent: a nasty word.
8. Slang. formidable: The young pitcher has a good fast ball and a nasty
curve.
–noun
9. Informal. a nasty person or thing. |
| Vi·cious
[vish-uhs]–adjective |
1. addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
2. given or readily disposed to evil: a vicious criminal.
3. reprehensible; blameworthy; wrong: a vicious deception.
4. spiteful; malicious: vicious gossip; a vicious attack.
5. unpleasantly severe: a vicious headache.
6. characterized or marred by faults or defects; faulty; unsound: vicious reasoning.
7. savage; ferocious: They all feared his vicious temper.
8. (of an animal) having bad habits or a cruel or fierce disposition: a vicious bull.
9. Archaic. morbid, foul, or noxious. |
| Dan·ger·ous
[deyn-jer-uhs, deynj-ruhs] adj. |
1-
Involving or filled with danger; perilous.
2- Being able or likely to do harm. |
| Con·de·scend
(kŏn'dĭ-sěnd') intr.v. con·de·scend·ed, con·de·scend·ing, con·de·scends |
1-
To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself. See Synonyms at
stoop.
2- To deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner. |
| Cal·um·ny (kāl'əm-nē)
n.
pl. cal·um·nies |
1-
A false statement maliciously made to injure another's
reputation.
2- The utterance of maliciously false statements; slander. |
| Witch-hunt
also witch hunt (wĭch'hŭnt')
n. |
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An investigation carried out
ostensibly to uncover subversive activities but actually used
to harass and undermine those with differing views. |