malignity vs spite

malignity and spite both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
malignity	Yes	No	No	No
spite	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, spite is a hyponym of malignity; that is, spite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than malignity:

Other hyponyms of malignity include maleficence, malice, maliciousness, spitefulness, venom, vengefulness, vindictiveness.

malignity (noun)	spite (noun)
quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will	malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
wishing evil to others	feeling a need to see others suffer

malignity (verb)	spite (verb)
	hurt the feelings of