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Spiteful vs Contrarian - What's the difference?

spiteful | contrarian |

As an adjective spiteful

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

As a verb contrarian is

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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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    contrarian

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia contrarian) (en noun)
  • a person who expresses a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority persuasion
  • (finance) a financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others

    • See also

    * opposer * rebel