malizia

Definitions of malizia
  1. noun
    the quality of threatening evil
    synonyms: malignità
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    types:
    atrocità, crudeltà, disumanità, efferatezza, ferocia, inumanità, malvagità, tristizia
    the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
    bestialità, brutalità, ferocia
    the trait of extreme cruelty
  2. noun
    feeling a need to see others suffer
    synonyms: dispetto, dolo, livore, veleno
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    type of:
    malevolenza
    wishing evil to others
  3. noun
    a cunning or deceitful action or device
    synonyms: furberia, monelleria
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