Spitefulness and Vilification

Spitefulness

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

Vilification and spitefulness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vilification" instead a noun "Spitefulness".

Vilification

Vilification noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.
Usage example: warned that the constant vilification of candidates for public office was undermining the people's faith in the political system

Spitefulness and vilification are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spitefulness" instead a noun "Vilification".

Nearby Words: vilify, vilified, vilifying
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Vilification and Spitefulness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/spitefulness/vilification
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