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Spite (Noun)

Meaning 1

Feeling a need to see others suffer.

Classification

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.

Synonyms

  • Malice
  • Venom
  • Maliciousness
  • Spitefulness

Hypernyms

  • Malignity
  • Malevolence

Related Words

  • Spite (verb)

Meaning 2

Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • He harbored spite towards his ex-wife for leaving him, and would often try to undermine her relationships.
  • She couldn't help but feel a twinge of spite whenever she saw her coworker's smug smile.
  • The spite in his eyes made her take a step back, as if he was trying to intimidate her.
  • His spiteful words cut deep, and it took her weeks to recover from the verbal lashing.
  • The spite that drove him to sabotage his rival's business deal would ultimately be his undoing.

Synonyms

  • Nastiness
  • Bitchiness
  • Spitefulness
  • Cattiness

Hypernyms

  • Malevolence
  • Malevolency

Related Words

  • Spite (verb)
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