Synonyms for spitefulness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : spahyt-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspaɪt fəl

Top 10 synonyms for spitefulness

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Définition of spitefulness

Origin : mid-15c., from spite + -ful. Related: Spitefully; spitefulness.

noun malevolence
noun vindictiveness

Example sentences :

These seemed only to augment the mirth and spitefulness of his tormentors.
Extract from : « The Boy Slaves » by Mayne Reid

Foma did not expect this, and all his boldness and spitefulness suddenly left him.
Extract from : « Foma Gordyeff » by Maxim Gorky

And if he ever met with ingratitude or spitefulness, he ignored it and dismissed it from his mind.
Extract from : « Albert Ballin » by Bernhard Huldermann

"It was like his spitefulness to tie them so tight," he whimpered.
Extract from : « The Vinland Champions » by Ottilie A. Liljencrantz

Neither his mother nor the baron noticed his attitude of spitefulness.
Extract from : « The Burning Secret » by Stefan Zweig

A thousand kisses, and one even to Fortuna, notwithstanding his spitefulness.
Extract from : « The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 » by Various

Its spitefulness was directed entirely toward Marjorie herself.
Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, High School Junior » by Pauline Lester

This first whip of the gale seemed to have the spitefulness of disappointed rage.
Extract from : « The Silent Barrier » by Louis Tracy

I am afraid you detect a faint infusion of spitefulness in that question.
Extract from : « The Legacy of Cain » by Wilkie Collins

Indeed, there were times when her suspicion and spitefulness were more than I could endure.
Extract from : « Japanese Literature » by Various

Antonyms for spitefulness

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