meanness

🇺🇸 /ˈmiːnnəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmiːnnəs/
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noun
R

behavior that is not kind or nice to others

I was shocked by her meanness to the other children.

R

not giving or sharing things with others

He criticized the meanness of the rich man who didn't help others.

translation

n. behavior that is not kind or nice to others; not giving or sharing things with others

Word Forms

Plural meannesses