beastliness

• Nom désignant la qualité d'être délibérément méchant ou désagréable, souvent utilisé pour décrire un comportement odieux ou, en particulier, un temps très désagréable.

A noun referring to the quality of being deliberately mean or unpleasant, often used to describe nasty behavior or, especially, unpleasant weather.

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1. Deliberate meannessC1formal

   The quality or state of being intentionally cruel, unpleasant, or malicious.

   Méchanceté délibérée

   • His beastliness towards the new employee was shocking.
   • The bully's beastliness knew no bounds.
   • She was hurt by the unexpected beastliness of his remarks.

   Synonymescrueltymalevolencemalicemalignitymeannessnastinessspitespitefulnessvenomviciousness

   Antonymesbenevolencecompassiongentlenesshumanitykindness

2. Unpleasantness (especially of weather)C1informalbritish

   A state of being extremely unpleasant, harsh, or disagreeable, often used to describe bad weather.

   Mauvais temps

   • We stayed indoors due to the beastliness of the weather.
   • The beastliness of the winter storm made travel impossible.
   • I'm tired of this constant beastliness of the cold rain.

   Synonymesdisagreeablenessfoulnessharshnessinclemencynastinessseverityunpleasantness

   Antonymesagreeablenessmildnesspleasantness