Bitterness and Malice

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Bitterness noun - A deep-seated ill will.

Usage example: he still harbored an implacable bitterness against the company that had fired him

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Malice is a synonym for bitterness in hostility topic. In some cases you can use "Malice" instead a noun "Bitterness".

Nearby Words: bitter, bitterly, bittern, bitterish

Malice noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

Usage example: there was no reason other than pure malice to spread such disgusting lies all over campus

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Bitterness is a synonym for malice in hostility topic. You can use "Bitterness" instead a noun "Malice", if it concerns topics such as animosity, spite, hate, spitefulness.

Nearby Word: malicious

pure	pure bitterness	pure malice
utter	utter bitterness	utter malice
original	original bitterness	original malice
genuine	genuine bitterness	genuine malice
Other adjectives: sheer, overt, plain, actual, real, little, quiet, inner, personal, general, apparent, outright, greater, various, accumulated.

Accordingly, Yuka's Clingy Jealous Girl tendencies are played up to the point of Flanderization, while Lucy's sadism and malice are played down in favor of her bitterness and rage at the world (which are easier to sympathize with).

Source: Ship To Ship Combat / Anime and Manga

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