What does "mezquindad" mean in English?

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Spanish

mezquindad

English

meanness

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Alternative translations of "mezquindad"

stinginess
pettiness
narrow-mindedness
miserliness

Examples of how to use "mezquindad" in Spanish

Spanish
Actuó con una gran mezquindad.
English
He acted with great meanness.
Spanish
Su mezquindad dañó la relación familiar.
English
His meanness damaged the family relationship.
Spanish
No comprendo tanta mezquindad en esa persona.
English
I don't understand so much meanness in that person.
Spanish
La mezquindad impidió un gesto amable.
English
Meanness prevented a kind gesture.
Spanish
Actuó con mezquindad por inseguridad.
English
He acted with meanness out of insecurity.

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