Hostility
Hostility noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Usage example: a lingering hostility between the two neighbors ever since since they had that property-line dispute
Spitefulness and hostility are semantically related. in antagonism topic. In some cases you can use "Spitefulness" instead a noun "Hostility".
Nearby Word: hostile
Spitefulness
Spitefulness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: cut down their neighbors' tree out of sheer spitefulness
Hostility and spitefulness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hostility" instead a noun "Spitefulness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- resentment and hostility
- resentment and spitefulness
- animosity and hostility
- animosity and spitefulness
- conflict and hostility
- conflict and spitefulness
- meanness and hostility
- meanness and spitefulness
- bitterness and hostility
- bitterness and spitefulness
- antagonism and hostility
- antagonism and spitefulness
- malice and hostility
- malice and spitefulness
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