MALEVOLENCY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word malevolency. (close relations)
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| animosity | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility | ||||||
| bitterness | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will • a rough and bitter manner • the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth • the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste | ||||||
| enmity | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of deep-seated ill-will • the feeling of a hostile person | ||||||
| grudge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation verb • bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings • accept or admit unwillingly | ||||||
| hostility | nounn | |||||
noun • a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition • a state of deep-seated ill-will • the feeling of a hostile person • violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked | ||||||
| maliciousness | nounn | |||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer | ||||||
| malignity | nounn | |||||
noun • wishing evil to others • quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will | ||||||
| rancor | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will | ||||||
| spitefulness | nounn | |||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer • malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | ||||||
| venom | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions) • feeling a need to see others suffer | ||||||
| vindictiveness | nounn | |||||
noun • a malevolent desire for revenge | ||||||
| ill will | nounn | |||||
noun • the feeling of a hostile person • a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition | ||||||
| malevolence | nounn | |||||
noun • wishing evil to others • the quality of threatening evil | ||||||
| malice | nounn | |||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer • the quality of threatening evil | ||||||
