malignity

[ muh-lig-ni-tee ]

/ məˈlɪg nɪ ti /

the state or character of being malign; malevolence; intense ill will; spite.

a malignant feeling, action, etc.

Origin of malignity

1350–1400; Middle English malignitee < Latin malignitās. See malign, -ity

1 See malevolence.

non·ma·lig·ni·ty, noun

She was resigned to the appreciation of women only, and these had in their appreciation narrowness of mind, malignity, and envy.

The Red Lily, Complete |Anatole France
On the whole, we think the Spiritist trick is worse than the malignity of orthodox Christians.

Flowers of Freethought |George W. Foote
Sometimes merely written to catch the public attention, a malignity is indulged against authors, to season the caustic leaves.

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Isaac D'Israeli
Others, "that from the malignity of his invidious nature, he regretted the preferring of many."

The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus |Tacitus

Had his cunning been equal to his malignity, he would have acted with more prudence.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 |Various

malignity

/ (məˈlɪɡnɪtɪ) /

the condition or quality of being malign, malevolent, or deadly

(often plural) a malign or malicious act or feeling