spitefulness

noun

Definition of spitefulnessnext
as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm cut down their neighbors' tree out of sheer spitefulness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitefulness
  1. malice
  2. venom
  3. hatred
  4. cruelty
  5. spite
Noun
  • And not out of malice necessarily, some people are just so in their heads about their own stuff.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Jose Ibarra faced a minimum sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole and maximum of life without the possibility of parole for the top charge of malice murder.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of malice
Noun
  • On the opening day at Brisbane three years ago, England were skittled for that number in their last visit to hostile old enemy territory, torn asunder by the pace and venom of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The ant venom peptides also affect the ion channels in a way that is unique and even a little bizarre.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of venom
Noun
  • All of the hatred and violence of their relationship all culminated in this moment.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But this act also gave people permission to go far enough—to acknowledge their righteous hatred of our depraved health-care system, and even to conjure something funny or silly or joyous out of that hate.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of hatred
Noun
  • By separating the cruelty from the constructive, a company can turn criticism into a catalyst for meaningful growth.
    Molly McPherson, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The 17-year-old was charged with animal cruelty, a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in jail, according to an arrest affidavit released in late November.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of cruelty
Noun
  • In spite of their scare against the Jets, the Dolphins are on a playoff push with SU wins in four of their last five.
    Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • That’s in spite of the iPhone maker’s modest decline for the session.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of spite
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