spitefulness meaning

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spitefulness (noun): feeling a need to see others suffer.

spitefulness has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

spitefulness as a noun

  1. feeling a need to see others suffer

    Synonyms: malice, maliciousness, spite, venom

    Type of: malevolence

    Related forms: spiteful

  2. malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

    Synonyms: cattiness, bitchiness, spite, nastiness

    Type of: malevolence

    Related forms: spiteful

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in SS · 12-letter words

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