murderousness
Desire to kill
Murderousness is the quality of being murderous—having or showing an intent or desire to kill.
The word often describes a state of mind or emotional intensity: The murderousness in his eyes made everyone step back.
It can also characterize situations or atmospheres charged with deadly potential, or be used hyperbolically to describe extreme anger or hostility that falls short of actual homicidal intent.
Inclined toward killing
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- killerOne who causes death
- death-dealingCausing or inflicting fatalities
bloodthirsty · cold-blooded · premeditated · calculated · sinister · malevolent · nefarious · villainous
Fierce and untamed
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- mercilessShowing no clemency
ruthless · pitiless · barbaric · inhuman · sadistic · brutal · bloodthirsty · gruesome
Intense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- berserkWildly, violently uncontrolled
- rampageViolent, destructive outburst
seething · explosive · uncontrollable · blind · killing · violent · aggression · outburst
homicidal
Inclined toward killing
death-dealing · bloodthirsty · cold-blooded · premeditated · calculated · sinister · malevolent · nefarious · villainous · fiendish
savage
Fierce and untamed
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
merciless · ruthless · pitiless · barbaric · inhuman · sadistic · brutal · bloodthirsty · gruesome · heartless
fury
Intense violent anger
rampage · seething · explosive · uncontrollable · blind · killing · violent · aggression · outburst · incensed
vindictive
Seeking harm from resentment
resentful · hostile · animosity · ill-will · bitterness · enmity · grudge · vendetta · retribution · spite
- malevolencemalevolence, cruelty, viciousness, malice, spite
- violenceviolence, physical attack, brutality, physical violence, aggression
murderousnesslife-giving
Sustaining or restoring vitality
nurturing · protectiveness · life-affirming · cherishing · life-saving
murderousnessbenevolence
Disposition toward doing good
kindheartedness · gentleness · mercifulness · compassion · charity
murderousnessharmlessness
Inability to cause damage
pacifism · nonviolence · peacefulness · gentleness · meekness
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