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The quality of having a spiteful or unkind manner or character

A lack of integrity or honesty in one's actions or character

An unwillingness to spend money

A lack of generosity or charity

A state of being bare and shabby or squalid

The character or property of being thrifty or frugal

An indifference to suffering, or pleasure in inflicting suffering

An excessive willingness to serve or please others

The state of being inferior or mediocre in quality

Quality of being inconsiderable

The condition of being mediocre, average or ordinary

The state of being sinful

Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonorable action

The state or quality of being degenerate

The characteristic of being rough or coarse in manner or disposition

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Noun

The quality of having a spiteful or unkind manner or character

cantankerousness

disagreeableness

mean-spiritedness

evil intentions

chip on your shoulder

uncharitableness

acrimoniousness

hardness of heart

hateful feeling

contemptuousness

argumentativeness

mischievousness

strong aversion

intense dislike

dissatisfaction

extreme dislike

mutual hostility

ill-disposedness

personality conflict

superciliousness

powerful quality

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“His meanness is evident in his objections to the liberal welcome which his father gives to his younger brother.”

Noun

A lack of integrity or honesty in one's actions or character

unscrupulousness

contemptibleness

disgracefulness

dishonourableness

smallmindedness

contemptibility

disreputableness

dishonorableness

ignominiousness

underhandedness

unprofessionalism

disreputability

inappropriateness

unacceptability

mischievousness

unrighteousness

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

breach of trust

being on the take

dishonest dealings

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“I have such a thorough and hearty contempt for meanness of spirit, and for people of narrow ideas, that I can scarcely regard them with common patience.”

Noun

An unwillingness to spend money

“Nothing but meanness is stopping us from enjoying a life of luxury.”

Noun

A lack of generosity or charity

“He censures the cruelty of slave masters, the dodges of legacy hunters, and the meanness of the wealthy, but the targets of his criticisms are normally anonymous.”

Noun

A state of being bare and shabby or squalid

“Even in her shock, she was appalled by the meanness of the men's living conditions.”

Noun

The character or property of being thrifty or frugal

reduction in spending

rollback in spending

good management

scrimping and saving

self-discipline

close-fistedness

parsimoniousness

tight-fistedness

careful budgeting

financial prudence

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Noun

An indifference to suffering, or pleasure in inflicting suffering

hardheartedness

bloodthirstiness

remorselessness

insensitiveness

cold-bloodedness

hard-heartedness

cold-heartedness

black-heartedness

lack of charity

lack of sympathy

unfair treatment

disagreeableness

mean-spiritedness

uncharitableness

compassionlessness

inconsiderateness

act of brutality

act of savagery

unscrupulousness

emotionlessness

rough treatment

cruel treatment

lack of compassion

lack of feeling

act of wickedness

act of violence

misdemeanour^UK

unforgivingness

stone-heartedness

uncivilizedness

primitive culture

lack of sentiment

outrageous behavior

unresponsiveness

impenetrability

stony-heartedness

mischievousness

destructiveness

lack of control

strong-arm tactics

lack of restraint

act of barbarity

mischief-making

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Noun

An excessive willingness to serve or please others

Noun

The state of being inferior or mediocre in quality

Noun

Quality of being inconsiderable

inconsiderableness

inconsequentiality

trifling matter

inconsequentialness

insubstantiality

meaninglessness

inapplicability

unconnectedness

inappropriateness

thing of no consequence

matter of no consequence

no great matter

thing of no importance

matter of no importance

much ado about nothing

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Noun

The condition of being mediocre, average or ordinary

commonplaceness

lack of inspiration

lack of distinction

Noun

The state of being sinful

antisocial behavior

unrighteousness

irreligiousness

sacrilegiousness

mischievousness

unscrupulousness

misbehaviour^UK

dishonourableness

monkey business

misdemeanour^UK

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

lack of principles

reprehensibility

immoral behaviour

self-indulgence

mischief-making

lack of restraint

pleasure-seeking

life in fast lane

unethical behaviour

reprehensibleness

unwholesomeness

clandestineness

monkey-business

act of wickedness

fall from grace

breaking of the law

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Noun

Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonorable action

blow to one's pride

disreputableness

disgracefulness

disreputability

egg on one's face

dishonorableness

blot on the escutcheon

opprobriousness

ignominiousness

loss of reputation

loss of self-respect

naming and shaming

lack of respectability

self-consciousness

public disgrace

loss of dignity

looking foolish

skeleton in the cupboard

source of discredit

loss of respect

dissatisfaction

eating humble pie

self-effacement

slap in the face

smack in the face

kick in the teeth

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Noun

The state or quality of being degenerate

demoralisation^UK

demoralization^US

lack of principles

self-indulgence

unscrupulousness

contemptibility

dishonourableness

disreputableness

lack of restraint

unrighteousness

underhandedness

unwholesomeness

pleasure-seeking

life in fast lane

immoral behaviour

lack of self-control

lack of control

self-gratification

going to hell in handbasket

life in the fast lane

antisocial behavior

irresponsibility

presumptuousness

smallmindedness

disgracefulness

contemptibleness

promiscuousness

sleeping around

lack of sexual discrimination

sexual deviation

pleasures of the flesh

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Noun

The characteristic of being rough or coarse in manner or disposition

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