English words for 'the quality of threatening evil'
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noun
- the quality of threatening evil
- feeling a need to see others suffer
- Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.
- (law) An intention to do injury to another party, which in many jurisdictions is a distinguishing factor between the crimes of murder and manslaughter.
verb
noun
verb
adj
- Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
- (heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
- on or starting from the wearer's left
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Posing a threat; dangerous, threatening.
- Of or pertaining to venom.
- Hateful; malignant; spiteful.
- Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
noun
- the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
- reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
- (Australia) Casual and/or flirtatious sexual acts.
- (collective) A group or a pack of rats.
- (uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- (countable) A playfully annoying action.
- (law) A criminal offence defined in various ways in various jurisdictions, sometimes including causing damage to another's property.
- (euphemistic) The Devil; used as an expletive.
noun
- quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
- (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death
- A malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign.
- That which is malign; evil, depravity, malevolence.
- The state of being malignant or diseased.
noun
- a specific form of evildoing
- a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
- moral weakness
- (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of vise (“mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping”).
- One who acts in place of a superior.
- A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.
- (law) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
- Bad or immoral behaviour.
- A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
- (law enforcement, slang) Clipping of vice squad.
- (architecture) A winding or spiral staircase.
adj
verb
verb
- To menace, or be dangerous.
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
- To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- to be a menacing indication of something
- To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- To portend, or give a warning of.
- (figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.
- to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
adj
- Intending to harm; malevolent.
- Morally corrupt.
- (computing, programming, slang) Undesirable; harmful; bad practice.
- Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous.
- Unpleasant, foul (of odor, taste, mood, weather, etc.).
- morally bad or wrong
- having the nature of vice
- having or exerting a malignant influence
noun
- Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
- Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
- morally objectionable behavior
- the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
noun
- An alarming or startling threat or denunciation.
- A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder.
- (literature) Synonym of thunder word.
- The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
- a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
- a deep prolonged loud noise
- street names for heroin
verb
- (impersonal) To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
- To produce something with incredible power.
- (intransitive) To make a noise like thunder.
- (ergative) To (make something) move very fast (with loud noise).
- (intransitive, transitive) To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice.
- move fast, noisily, and heavily
- utter words loudly and forcefully
- to make or produce a loud noise
- be the case that thunder is being heard
noun
- Something harmful or threatening to another
- A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
- (video games) A non-player character that tries to harm the player.
- (attributive) Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.
- Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- a personal enemy
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- an opposing military force
- any hostile group of people
verb
adj
verb
noun
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- a state of danger involving risk
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- A situation of serious and immediate danger.
- Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
- (insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
noun
- Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
- A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).
- A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.
- A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
- A block of compressed cannabis.
- A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire.
- Suffering, woe, torment.
- (collective) A group of turtles.
- a large bundle bound for storage or transport
verb
adj
- Threatening in appearance or demeanor.
- (slang, Ireland, rustic) Excellent, very good.
- (US, LGBTQ slang, fashion) Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.
- Resolute or strenuously active.
- Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
- ruthless in competition
- violently agitated and turbulent
- marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
- marked by extreme and violent energy
adv
noun
- Initialism of face-threatening act.
- (economics) Initialism of free trade agreement.
- (aviation) Abbreviation of flight test article (such as a test aircraft, a prototype).
- (economics) Initialism of free trade area.
- Initialism of failure to agree.
- Initialism of fault tree analysis.
- Initialism of failure to abate.
- Initialism of failure to appear.
- (computing) Initialism of filetype association.
- Initialism of failure to attend.
adj
name
phrase
noun
- the quality of threatening evil
- feeling a need to see others suffer
- Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.
- (law) An intention to do injury to another party, which in many jurisdictions is a distinguishing factor between the crimes of murder and manslaughter.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
- reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
- (Australia) Casual and/or flirtatious sexual acts.
- (collective) A group or a pack of rats.
- (uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- (countable) A playfully annoying action.
- (law) A criminal offence defined in various ways in various jurisdictions, sometimes including causing damage to another's property.
- (euphemistic) The Devil; used as an expletive.
noun
- quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
- (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death
- A malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign.
- That which is malign; evil, depravity, malevolence.
- The state of being malignant or diseased.
noun
- a specific form of evildoing
- a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
- moral weakness
- (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of vise (“mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping”).
- One who acts in place of a superior.
- A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.
- (law) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
- Bad or immoral behaviour.
- A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
- (law enforcement, slang) Clipping of vice squad.
- (architecture) A winding or spiral staircase.
adj
verb
noun
- An alarming or startling threat or denunciation.
- A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder.
- (literature) Synonym of thunder word.
- The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
- a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
- a deep prolonged loud noise
- street names for heroin
verb
- (impersonal) To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
- To produce something with incredible power.
- (intransitive) To make a noise like thunder.
- (ergative) To (make something) move very fast (with loud noise).
- (intransitive, transitive) To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice.
- move fast, noisily, and heavily
- utter words loudly and forcefully
- to make or produce a loud noise
- be the case that thunder is being heard
noun
- Something harmful or threatening to another
- A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
- (video games) A non-player character that tries to harm the player.
- (attributive) Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.
- Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- a personal enemy
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- an opposing military force
- any hostile group of people
verb
noun
- Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
- A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).
- A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.
- A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
- A block of compressed cannabis.
- A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire.
- Suffering, woe, torment.
- (collective) A group of turtles.
- a large bundle bound for storage or transport
verb
noun
- Initialism of face-threatening act.
- (economics) Initialism of free trade agreement.
- (aviation) Abbreviation of flight test article (such as a test aircraft, a prototype).
- (economics) Initialism of free trade area.
- Initialism of failure to agree.
- Initialism of fault tree analysis.
- Initialism of failure to abate.
- Initialism of failure to appear.
- (computing) Initialism of filetype association.
- Initialism of failure to attend.
adj
name
phrase
noun
verb
verb
- To menace, or be dangerous.
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
- To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- to be a menacing indication of something
- To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- To portend, or give a warning of.
- (figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.
- to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
verb
noun
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- a state of danger involving risk
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- A situation of serious and immediate danger.
- Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
- (insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
adj
- Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
- (heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
- on or starting from the wearer's left
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Posing a threat; dangerous, threatening.
- Of or pertaining to venom.
- Hateful; malignant; spiteful.
- Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
adj
- Intending to harm; malevolent.
- Morally corrupt.
- (computing, programming, slang) Undesirable; harmful; bad practice.
- Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous.
- Unpleasant, foul (of odor, taste, mood, weather, etc.).
- morally bad or wrong
- having the nature of vice
- having or exerting a malignant influence
noun
- Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
- Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
- morally objectionable behavior
- the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
adj
adj
- Threatening in appearance or demeanor.
- (slang, Ireland, rustic) Excellent, very good.
- (US, LGBTQ slang, fashion) Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.
- Resolute or strenuously active.
- Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
- ruthless in competition
- violently agitated and turbulent
- marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
- marked by extreme and violent energy