malignities

Variant of malignity

malignity definition

ma·lig·nity (-nə tē)

noun

  1. persistent, intense ill will or desire to harm others; great malice
  2. the quality of being very harmful or dangerous; malignancy
  3. pl. malignities -·ties a malignant act, event, or feeling

Etymology: ME malignitee < OFr malignité < L malignitas: see malign

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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