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Malevolence vs Spiteful - What's the difference?

malevolence | spiteful |

As a noun malevolence

is hostile attitude or feeling.

As an adjective spiteful is

filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious.

malevolence

English

Noun

(-)
  • Hostile attitude or feeling.
    • To show someone malevolence .
    He said it with malevolence .
  • Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude.

    • Synonyms

    * (attitude or feeling) ill-will, malice, spite

    spiteful

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Alternative forms

    * spightful (obsolete) * spightfull (obsolete) * spitefull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious

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