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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

An excessive willingness to serve or please others

The state of being inferior or mediocre in quality

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

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Noun

The quality of having a spiteful or unkind manner or character

cantankerousness

disagreeableness

mean-spiritedness

hardheartedness

acrimoniousness

uncharitableness

hard-heartedness

cold-heartedness

unfair treatment

evil intentions

chip on your shoulder

contemptuousness

hardness of heart

hateful feeling

argumentativeness

bloodthirstiness

remorselessness

insensitiveness

cold-bloodedness

black-heartedness

lack of sympathy

lack of charity

mischievousness

dissatisfaction

unrighteousness

contentiousness

quarrelsomeness

disputatiousness

extreme dislike

irreligiousness

destructiveness

unscrupulousness

sacrilegiousness

meanspiritedness

strong aversion

intense dislike

willingness to fight

ill-disposedness

mutual hostility

personality conflict

malignant narcissism

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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

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

lack of principles

dishonorableness

ignominiousness

underhandedness

unprofessionalism

disreputability

inappropriateness

unacceptability

mischievousness

unrighteousness

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

tightfistedness

parsimoniousness

tight-fistedness

close-fistedness

good management

scrimping and saving

acquisitiveness

pinching pennies

rollback in spending

reduction in spending

financial prudence

careful budgeting

careful management

good housekeeping

belt-tightening

belt tightening

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“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

An excessive willingness to serve or please others

Noun

The state of being inferior or mediocre in quality

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

act of wickedness

fall from grace

breaking of the law

monkey-business

breach of etiquette

foolish mistake

dropping the ball

slip of the tongue

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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

unscrupulousness

loss of reputation

slap in the face

smack in the face

loss of self-respect

self-consciousness

skeleton in the cupboard

loss of dignity

loss of respect

lack of respectability

looking foolish

source of discredit

swallowing one's pride

kick in the teeth

eating humble pie

self-effacement

naming and shaming

public disgrace

contemptibility

character assassination

underestimation

slap on the wrist

rap over the knuckles

verbal disapproval

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