Spitefulness: meaning, definitions and examples
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spitefulness
[ หspaษชtfษlnษs ]
feeling of
The feeling of spitefulness refers to the desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone deliberately. It is characterized by a sense of malice or ill will towards another person.
Synonyms
malice, spite, spiteful behavior, vindictiveness
Examples of usage
- She couldn't help but feel the spitefulness in his words.
- Her actions were driven by spitefulness rather than genuine concern.
- I could sense the spitefulness in her tone as she spoke.
- The spitefulness in his eyes was unmistakable.
- The spitefulness of her actions left a bitter taste in my mouth.
Translations
Translations of the word "spitefulness" in other languages:
๐ต๐น malรญcia
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฆเฅเคตเฅเคท
๐ฉ๐ช Boshaftigkeit
๐ฎ๐ฉ kedengkian
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะปะพะฒะผะธัะฝัััั
๐ต๐ฑ zลoลliwoลฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๆชๆ (ใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท mรฉchancetรฉ
๐ช๐ธ malicia
๐น๐ท kรถtรผlรผk
๐ฐ๐ท ์ ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฎุจุซ
๐จ๐ฟ zlomyslnost
๐ธ๐ฐ zlomyseฤพnosลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๆถๆ (รจ yรฌ)
๐ธ๐ฎ zlonamernost
๐ฎ๐ธ illska
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะทาฑะปัะผะดัา
๐ฌ๐ช แแแ แแขแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ pislik
๐ฒ๐ฝ maldad
Etymology
The word 'spitefulness' originated from the Middle English word 'spitful' which meant 'full of spite'. The term 'spite' itself comes from Old English 'spฤซt', meaning 'ill will' or 'hatred'. Over time, 'spitefulness' has come to represent the emotion of wanting to harm someone out of malice.
See also: despite, spiteful, spitefully.
Word Frequency Rank
Ranking #39,421, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.
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- 39418 tyrannizing
- 39419 rakishly
- 39420 coarsen
- 39421 spitefulness
- 39422 limning
- 39423 distastefully
- 39424 infrasonic
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