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单词 despitefulness
释义

despiteful

adjective

de·​spite·​ful di-ˈspīt-fəl How to pronounce despiteful (audio)
: expressing malice or hate
despitefully
di-ˈspīt-fə-lē How to pronounce despiteful (audio)
adverb
despitefulness noun

Synonyms

  • bad [slang]
  • bitchy
  • catty
  • cruel
  • hateful
  • malevolent
  • malicious
  • malign
  • malignant
  • mean
  • nasty
  • spiteful
  • vicious
  • virulent
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Example Sentences

despiteful treatment of his poor relations during their visit

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

despitefulness

noun

as in disdain
open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect the undisguised despitefulness with which the fashion designer announces his "10 worst" list

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • disdain
  • contempt
  • hatred
  • despisement
  • disgust
  • hate
  • despite
  • malice
  • distaste
  • contemptuousness
  • hatefulness
  • hostility
  • scorn
  • misprision
  • spite
  • jealousy
  • resentment
  • malevolence
  • invidiousness
  • spitefulness
  • maliciousness
  • meanness
  • malignancy
  • animosity
  • revulsion
  • enmity
  • antagonism
  • abomination
  • virulence
  • grudge
  • condemnation
  • depreciation
  • abhorrence
  • repulsion
  • repugnance
  • antipathy
  • malignity
  • loathing
  • abuse
  • vindictiveness
  • bitterness
  • lovelessness
  • disparagement
  • detestation
  • jaundice
  • bile
  • odium
  • aspersion
  • ridicule
  • horror
  • venom
  • pique
  • vitriol
  • spleen
  • execration
  • denunciation
  • vituperation
  • detraction
  • rancor
  • invective
  • gall
  • aversion
  • belittlement
  • censure
  • diminishment
  • cattiness
  • deprecation
  • mockery
  • derision

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • respect
  • regard
  • admiration
  • favor
  • acceptance
  • estimation
  • tolerance
  • esteem
  • worship
  • deference
  • love
  • reverence
  • adoration
  • glorification
  • idolatry
  • liking
  • adulation
  • deification
  • fondness
  • affection
  • idolization
  • fancy
  • veneration
  • lionization
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