malevolence vs spite
spite vs malevolencemalevolence and spite both are nouns.
malevolence is not a verb while spite is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| malevolence | Yes | No | No | No |
| spite | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
spite is a hyponym of
malevolence; that is, spite is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
malevolence:
- malevolence: the quality of threatening evil
- spite: malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
Other hyponyms of malevolence include
bitchiness, cattiness, nastiness, spitefulness, cruelness, cruelty, harshness, beastliness, meanness.
As nouns,
spite is a hyponym of
malevolence; that is, spite is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
malevolence:
- malevolence: wishing evil to others
- spite: feeling a need to see others suffer
Other hyponyms of malevolence include
maleficence, malice, maliciousness, spitefulness, venom, vengefulness, vindictiveness.
| malevolence (noun) | spite (noun) |
|---|---|
| the quality of threatening evil | malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty |
| wishing evil to others | feeling a need to see others suffer |
| malevolence (verb) | spite (verb) |
|---|---|
| hurt the feelings of |
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