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Wickedness

/ˈwɪk.ɪd.nəs/noun
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Wickedness refers to the quality or state of being evil, immoral, or intent on causing deliberate harm, often involving deep-seated corruption or malevolence. In modern contexts, it can also appear in lighter, ironic uses to describe playful naughtiness, though this is more derived from the adjective 'wicked'.

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In psychological research, wickedness is tied to the 'dark triad' personality traits—narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy—which are estimated to appear in about 10% of the general population, influencing behaviors from everyday deceit to extreme criminal acts, as studied in works like those by psychologists Del Paulhus and Kevin Williams.

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