spitefulness
1
7.4
- noun
- /ˈspaɪtfəl.nəs/
- She showed a surprising amount of spitefulness when discussing her former colleagues.
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Examples
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Not a really terrible marriage—no sign of hatred, spitefulness, or violence.
Academic text (1997) -
To hide your cowardice, greed, and spitefulness and shout others down.
Fiction book (1996) -
This is about the hate and the spitefulness and the limitless evil inside one man.
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"If you go, I'll kill myself," the old threat, the old lascivious spitefulness.
Fiction book (1991) -
They showed a gleam of spitefulness and maliciousness.
Blog text (28) -
One disenchanted work player reviled, "I hate the venality and spitefulness of Yankee Swap."
Academic text (2013) -
Such was the aftermath of last weekend's Republican State Convention in Missoula, and the ones who will pay the price for this stunning display of spitefulness will be Rick Hill, Denny Rehberg, Steve Daines, and the rest of the statewide Republican ticket.
Blog text (5) -
His spitefulness towards his rivals made it difficult for him to form lasting friendships.
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The spitefulness in his actions revealed a deep-seated resentment that had been building for years.
Synonyms
50
6.3
A wish to hurt someone or make them suffer
33
4.4
A feeling of wanting to hurt or annoy someone
27
7.3
A strong feeling of anger that makes you want to hurt others
20
5.3
A strong feeling of dislike or anger toward someone
15
5.4
Being unkind on purpose to other people
15
4.8
Mean or cruel behavior meant to hurt someone
9
6.5
A habit of being unkind or cruel to other people
8
8.8
A feeling of wanting to harm other people
4
8.3
A strong wish to get revenge for a wrong
2
8.5
A way of behaving that is mean and hurtful to other people
2
4.1
Lack of care for other people
2
7.5
A wish to hurt or make other people suffer
1
8.1
Saying small mean things to hurt someone in a quiet way
1
7.9
A strong lasting wish to get revenge on someone who hurt you
1
4.5
Wanting to hurt or make others suffer
1
9.9
A way of talking and acting that is mean and hurts people
1
8.6
A lack of kindness or willingness to help others
1
7.9
Being unkind and cruel to other people on purpose
1
7.7
Mean words or actions that secretly hurt people in a social group
1
7.5
A feeling of wanting to hurt someone who hurt you
Antonyms
How Spiteful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spitefulness comes from the old word spite, which once meant 'ill will' or 'strong dislike' and is the same root as the familiar word despite. So Spitefulness is the quality of wanting to hurt, upset, or annoy someone.