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MURDEROUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("murderousness" is a kind of...):
cruelness; cruelty; harshness (the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance)
Derivation:
murderous (characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("murderousness" is a kind of...):
hate; hatred (the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action)
Derivation:
murderous (characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being)
