hatefulness

noun

Definition of hatefulnessnext
as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm her political commentary seems to be nothing more than an exercise in hatefulness and vicious invective

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatefulness
  1. malice
  2. hatred
  3. venom
  4. cruelty
Noun
  • The jury in the trial, heard in a Bay County, Fla., court, will be asked to determine whether CNN journalists acted with actual malice, which is defined as the publication of false information with reckless disregard of the truth.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Some of the rebels were jihadists (more on that in a moment), but Assad directed his malice universally—and, if anything, more violently toward non-jihadists, whose only demand was freedom from Assad and his cronies.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of malice
Noun
  • To understand why Germans at different levels of society backed Hitler, scholars often cite people’s deep commitment to Nazi ideology; the hatred of Jews, homosexuals, Romani, or Communists; or sheer psychopathic sadism.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Platforms originally designed to connect people and foster communities are being weaponized to spread hatred and violence.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of hatred
Noun
  • Those defeats against Bologna and Udinese heaped even more importance on a fixture that is always laced with plenty of venom, and there were certainly plenty of participants with experience of both sides of this storied rivalry.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Besides the red cross, the new species may have different types of venom that researchers have not studied.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of venom
Noun
  • Blood is seen pouring out of skinned animals, the near-constant cruelty of the state’s differing climates is apparent and the ruthless, murderous human beings driven by capitalism and colonialism are lethal.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Meagan Ann Dixon, 44, is charged with murder, child endangerment and multiple counts of cruelty to animals in connection to the slayings, Sutter County Superior Court records show.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of cruelty
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