1. (noun)
bad, badness
- that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency Synonyms: severity, mischievousness, severeness, naughtiness, bad, badness
2. (noun)
badness, severity, severeness
- used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather Synonyms: hardship, severeness, rigor, naughtiness, austereness, harshness, hardness, asperity, stiffness, bad, inclemency, badness, rigorousness, mischievousness, grimness, severity, rigourousness, rigour
3. (noun)
naughtiness, mischievousness, badness
- an attribute of mischievous children Synonyms: naughtiness, severeness, devilment, bad, rascality, mischievousness, roguery, devilry, mischief-making, impishness, badness, mischief, whimsicality, deviltry, roguishness, severity, puckishness, shenanigan