1
[ noun ] feeling a need to see others suffer

Synonyms

maliciousness spitefulness venom malice

Used in print

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

Here he was , suddenly caught_up in the delirium of a war , in the spite and calumny of Whigs and Tories .

Related terms

malevolence hurt

2
[ verb ] hurt the feelings of

Synonyms

hurt offend injure bruise wound

Examples

"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests" "This remark really bruised me ego"

Related terms

arouse insult humiliate lacerate sting cattiness

3
[ noun ] malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

Synonyms

bitchiness spitefulness nastiness cattiness

Related terms

malevolence hurt

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Rhymes with

despite phlogopite

Phonetic and Homophones

S P AY1 T Spight

Similar Spelling

spit spate spathe spot spat spout Spoto spode Speth speed Spath spade spotty speedy spayed Spaeth

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