- an act or manner of being that willfully causes harm or loss to the innocent or undeserving, or could potentially cause harm or loss and is characterized by a lack of caring about how others are affected by one’s activities.
- a desire to see and possibly even participate in the suffering of others, especially those who do not deserve the suffering.
- a force that exists as a distinct entity and that inflicts, consciously or not, undue harm or suffering, possibly a compelling force