Indignation and Spite

Indignation

Indignation noun - An intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something.
Usage example: her indignation at the offensive television show led her to start a grassroots campaign for its cancellation

Spite and indignation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spite" instead a noun "Indignation".

Nearby Words: indignant, indignity, indignantly

Spite

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

Indignation and spite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indignation" instead a noun "Spite".

Nearby Words: spiteful, spitefully, spiting

How words are described

pure pure indignation pure spite
complete complete indignation complete spite
sheer sheer indignation sheer spite
black black indignation black spite
Other adjectives: personal.
Cite this Source
Spite and Indignation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/indignation/spite
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