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spite

/spaɪt/

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noun
malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
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bitchiness cattiness nastiness spitefulness

type of:
malevolence malice malevolency
verb
hurt the feelings of
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bruise hurt injure offend wound

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enkindle arouse elicit evoke fire kindle provoke raise
noun
feeling a need to see others suffer
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malice maliciousness spitefulness venom

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malignity malevolence

Definition that contains spite

envy spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
corrosive spitefully sarcastic
invidia spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)