Evilness - Law Dictionary Search Results
Requite
to recompense to return an equivalent in good to reward in a bad sense to retaliate to return evil for evil to punish
Menace
The show of an intention to inflict evil a threat or threatening indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come
Destructive
Causing destruction tending to bring about ruin death or devastation ruinous fatal productive of serious evil mischievous pernicious often with of or to as intemperance is destructive of health evil examples are destructive to
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Retaliate
To return the like for to repay or requite by an act of the same kind to return evil for evil Now seldom used except in a bad sense
Seduce
To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any manner to entice to evil to lead astray to tempt and lead to iniquity to corrupt
Pessimism
that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst or that the world is wholly evil opposed to optimism
Plague
That which smites wounds or troubles a blow a calamity any afflictive evil or torment a great trail or vexation
Pliant
pliable lithe limber plastic as a pliant thread pliant wax Also used figuratively Easily influenced for good or evil tractable as a pliant heart
Portent
That which portends or foretoken esp that which portends evil a sign of coming calamity an omen a sign
Preeumlminence
in excellence distinction above others in quality rank etc rarely in a bad sense superiority or notoriety in evil as preeumlminence in honor
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Evilness - Law Dictionary Search Results
Requite
to recompense to return an equivalent in good to reward in a bad sense to retaliate to return evil for evil to punish
Menace
The show of an intention to inflict evil a threat or threatening indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come
Destructive
Causing destruction tending to bring about ruin death or devastation ruinous fatal productive of serious evil mischievous pernicious often with of or to as intemperance is destructive of health evil examples are destructive to
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Retaliate
To return the like for to repay or requite by an act of the same kind to return evil for evil Now seldom used except in a bad sense
Seduce
To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any manner to entice to evil to lead astray to tempt and lead to iniquity to corrupt
Pessimism
that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst or that the world is wholly evil opposed to optimism
Plague
That which smites wounds or troubles a blow a calamity any afflictive evil or torment a great trail or vexation
Pliant
pliable lithe limber plastic as a pliant thread pliant wax Also used figuratively Easily influenced for good or evil tractable as a pliant heart
Portent
That which portends or foretoken esp that which portends evil a sign of coming calamity an omen a sign
Preeumlminence
in excellence distinction above others in quality rank etc rarely in a bad sense superiority or notoriety in evil as preeumlminence in honor
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