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meanness

Meanings

Noun
Cruelty or unkindness, often in the form of teasing or mocking.
- "His mean behavior towards the new employee was unacceptable."
- "The children's mean jokes made the new student feel unwelcome."

Noun
Lack of generosity or sympathy.
- "The mean woman refused to share her food with the hungry children."
- "His mean response to the accident was to laugh at the victim."

Antonyms

nobility , nobleness

Rhymes

Words rhyming with meanness
means , scenes , beans , gleans

Variants

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mean , meaner , meanest , meanness , meannesses

Etymology

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Old English 'meen,' meaning 'mid,' later extended to mean 'middle,' and then 'average' or 'common,' eventually taking on the modern meaning of 'cruel' or 'unkind'.

Trivia

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The term 'mean girl' was popularized in the early 2000s by the book and subsequent film 'Mean Girls'.
Meanness can be found in various forms of literature, from Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' to Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'.

Related Concepts

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bullying: A form of mean behavior that involves intentionally harming or intimidating others, often through verbal, physical, or emotional abuse.
cruelty: The deliberate infliction of pain or suffering on living beings, often for the amusement or pleasure of the perpetrator.

Quotes

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… what you discover is the one with the tail was old "mean" landlord Mr. prosperous Prospero who wielded without thought of God or man the merry old cat-o'-nine-tails …
- Darryl Pinckney,{it}Times Literary Supplement{/it},23 Aug. 1991
For thirty years he had been a ruthless litigator, the "meanest", nastiest, and without a doubt one of the most effective courtroom brawlers in Chicago.
- John Grisham,{it}The Chamber{/it},1995
Creighton Abrams was a tanker, according to George Patton the "meanest" tanker the Germans had faced in the whole U.S. Third Army, and he had a temper that matched the fearsome machines he loved.
- Neil Sheehan,{it}A Bright Shining Lie{/it},1988
… the streets of Spanish Harlem are "meaner" than when he left them, and they're pulling him back in.
- Peter Travers,{it}Rolling Stone{/it},9 Dec. 1993

Culture

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Meanness is often portrayed in literature and media as a negative trait, representing a lack of empathy or compassion. It can be used to depict bullies or those who take pleasure in causing harm to others. In some cases, it can be used to explore the complexities of human nature and the motivations behind cruel behavior.

How to Memorize "meanness"

visualize

- Imagine a person making a face or gesture that represents meanness, such as a sneer or a taunting gesture.
associate

- Associate the word 'meanness' with the feeling of discomfort or unease that comes from witnessing or experiencing cruelty or unkindness.
mnemonics

- Create a mnemonic device by remembering the phrase 'Mean People Sneer' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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