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Bitterness vs Spitefulness - What's the difference?

bitterness | spitefulness |

As nouns the difference between bitterness and spitefulness

is that bitterness is the quality of having a bitter taste while spitefulness is (uncountable) the state or quality of being spiteful.

bitterness

English

Noun

  • the quality of having a bitter taste
  • the quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment
  • Synonyms

    * (quality of being bitter in taste) acerbicness, acridity, acridness * (quality of feeling bitter) acrimony, gall, rancor/rancour, resentment

    spitefulness

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being spiteful.
  • (countable) The result or product of being spiteful.
  • Synonyms

    * nastiness * hatefulness * maliciousness * malevolence

    See also

    * ill will * hostility