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Noun
▲
Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way
spite
spleen
venom
animosity
malevolence
bitterness
enmity
hate
hatred
maliciousness
malignity
spitefulness
animus
rancourUK
vindictiveness
malignance
vengefulness
bad blood
cattiness
ill will
revenge
backbiting
despite
devilment
devilry
gall
grudge
hatefulness
hostility
malignancy
meanness
nastiness
viciousness
acerbity
antipathy
bane
bile
cruelty
despitefulness
dirt
dislike
down
evil
evilness
ill feeling
implacability
maleficence
malintent
mischievousness
mordacity
poison
rancorUS
repugnance
resentment
umbrage
wickedness
evil intent
evil intentions
loss of face
chagrin
furorUS
aggravation
furoreUK
frustration
stew
dander
impatience
slow burn
tiff
bother
madness
fretfulness
irateness
lividity
wrathfulness
lividness
angriness
snit
upset
infuriation
conniption
tizzy
birse
outburst
storm
ill-humor
mood
fit
grouchiness
unhappiness
heat
disappointment
dismay
distress
grief
bugbear
disquiet
mad
trouble
pain
huffiness
disinclination
temperament
tear
excitability
sensitivity
disliking
irascibleness
hotheadedness
discontentedness
affront
low boiling point
bad humor
provocation
discomposure
pip
botheration
aggro
letdown
gripe
discomfort
nuisance
irritant
short fuse
flare-up
high dudgeon
weariness
indisposition
shock
hot temper
air rage
restlessness
regret
hassle
dread
fear
mortification
discouragement
wounded feelings
agitation
distemper
soreness
uneasiness
stroppiness
bete noire
nasty look
black beast
cat fit
blow up
ill humor
gloominess
snappiness
moroseness
boiling point
sulkiness
sulk
obsession
irk
grouch
anxiety
shortness
terror
explosion
disillusionment
dispiritedness
discomfiture
mania
malaise
crotchetiness
blowup
glumness
perversity
lamentation
perverseness
violation
worry
irritableness
sorrow
complex
hang-up
neurosis
thing
malcontent
desolation
malcontentment
sadness
paddywhack
foulie
avoidance
fright
irrationality
paranoia
righteous anger
short temper
phobia
fieriness
extreme anger
fractiousness
scene
disheartenment
danger
lather
scurf
inimicalness
fume
hot-headedness
embarrassment
pouts
hump
sulks
edginess
road rage
unrest
unease
hard feeling
discountenance
needling
harassment
provocaion
plague
enragement
besetment
stress
averseness
ruckus
sore
hurt pride
grumps
dejection
disenchantment
disturbance
smarting
bee in one's bonnet
wounded pride
hurt feelings
despondency
uncertain temper
more heat than light
conniption fit
bad-mouthing
derogation
affected scorn
being rubbed up the wrong way
fit of bad humour
disconsolation
despair
ill-humour
exception
nettling
provoking
irking
disillusion
disconsolateness
incensement
disloyalty
baulkUK
balkUS
crushing
blow
sense of injury
anguish
misery
gloom
torment
unfulfilment
downheartedness
blood lust
histrionics
furiousness
fire
woe
restiveness
sour grapes
heavy-heartedness
Weltschmerz
mutiny
souring
sedition
insurgence
rebellion
insubordination
insurrection
dissidence
low spirits
heaviness of heart
oppression
boredom
hopelessness
ennui
apathy
breach
dispute
slap in the face
blitzkrieg
left-handed compliment
onslaught
onset
slam
dig
put-down
blitz
mugging
zinger
assailment
battery
dirty dig
hit
irrational fear
reckoning
delirium
frenzy
distraction
rampage
state
raving
uproar
feverishness
fever
flap
hysteria
deliriousness
spectreUK
fixation
abnormal fear
preoccupation
obsessive fear
bogey
specterUS
nightmare
fit of anger
skid
towering rage
fit of rage
fit of fury
whinge
apoplexy
spasm
paroxysm
hemorrhageUS
bluster
ferment
wingding
frenzy of anger
fit of temper
hysterics
convulsion
squall
frenzy of rage
fireworks
eruption
excitement
haemorrhageUK
protest
inconvenience
whine
quibble
obstruction
awe
aversion to
fit of ill temper
paroxysm of rage
fit of bad temper
paroxysm of anger
turf war
beef
grumble
headache
ruffled feathers
grouse
holler
kvetch
yammer
moan
groan
problem
fuss
counteraction
obstructiveness
bone of contention
axe to grind
crow to pluck
lament
carp
bleat
cavil
criticism
non-compliance
dissent
thing about
overwhelming anxiety about
trial
demurral
warfare
prevention
defenceUK
duel
negativism
action
con
contest
contraposition
strife
combat
grapple
skirmish
fray
defenseUS
engagement
brush
antinomy
counterattack
confronting
struggle
opposure
encounter
civil disobedience
pet aversion
thorn in one's flesh
thorn in one's side
bane of one's life
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“There was such malice in her voice that Cat involuntarily took a step back.”
Noun
▲
Bitter and abusive language
vituperation
invective
abuse
blame
castigation
obloquy
reprimand
flak
rebuke
vilification
chastisement
condemnation
criticism
fault-finding
opprobrium
revilement
scolding
tongue-lashing
upbraiding
admonition
disapprobation
insults
vitriol
curses
defamation
denigration
denouncement
denunciation
harangue
libel
slander
backbiting
calumniation
calumny
disparagement
evil-speaking
slandering
venom
aspersions
bad-mouthing
bashing
fulminations
knocking
scurrility
slamming
slurs
spite
spitefulness
billingsgate
cattiness
censure
fulmination
mud-slinging
reproach
rubbishing
slating
stick
verbal
animadversion
contumely
derogation
objurgation
berating
mauling
savaging
slagging off
tirade
verbal abuse
attack
reproval
reviling
diatribe
philippic
broadside
admonishment
stricture
rant
excoriation
reproof
insult
slur
blast
smear
railing
derision
disapproval
execration
jeremiad
sideswipe
polemic
panning
verbal onslaught
deprecation
bad press
foul language
scorn
contempt
stream of abuse
objection
rudeness
chiding
scurrilousness
insolence
remonstrance
lecture
decrying
lambasting
brickbats
cursing
swearing
screed
brickbat
misrepresentation
recrimination
slight
libelingUS
traducing
libellingUK
slam
knock
hit
put-down
lying
reprobation
complaint
offensiveness
smear campaign
philippics
expletives
offenseUS
battering
accusation
offenceUK
disdain
discredit
sermon
malediction
dispute
anger
ranting
disfavourUK
abusiveness
discourse
swear words
innuendo
disfavorUS
vilifying
defaming
aspersing
verbal attack
abusive language
rap
ridicule
outburst
signifying
reprehension
blackening
arraignment
blasphemy
diminishment
curse
untruth
critique
faultfinding
nitpicking
carping
cavillingUK
cavil
dressing down
roast
cavilingUS
defamation of character
malicious gossip
false report
false accusation
put down
verbal disapproval
nit-picking
lamentation
moan
lament
keen
groan
discourtesy
impertinence
derisiveness
odium
obscenity
slanderousness
indecency
exchange
screen
plaint
wail
malapertness
humiliation
arrogance
remark
protest
coarseness
coarse language
malicious
belittling
lessening
degradation
barracking
teasing
jeering
hectoring
onslaught
disputation
bad language
infamousness
grossness
debasement
stigma
commination
mocking
sarcasm
counterblast
epithet
vociferation
underestimation
dirty dig
backhanded compliment
black eye
misrepresentation of character
riot act
prejudice
slights
discharge
warning
intimidation
torrent of abuse
indignities
jibes
rebukes
admonishments
antagonism
animosity
hostility
slanging
disrespect
a lashing
a caning
a roasting
persecution
verbals
quinine
knifing
hosing
rocket
malevolence
assault
raps
knocks
enmity
put-downs
argument
jibe
insinuation
confrontation
wigging
earful
a bollocking
a wigging
a rocket
a rollicking
name-calling
caning
pugnacity
bollocking
defilement
fire
ill will
trash talk
running down
carpeting
rollicking
indignity
ribaldry
vulgarity
kicking around
pushing around
combativeness
roasting
examen
quibble
swipe
disagreement
belligerence
takedown
slap
pan
notice
captiousness
sledge
a slanging match
impugnment
cut
profane language
injury
hurt
harm
disesteem
injustice
damage
pejorative
wrong
minimization
coarse words
foul talk
rough language
abusive talk
dressing-down
critical remark
call down
bad notice
telling-off
ticking off
verbal assault
rap over the knuckles
swearword
cussword
cuss
oath
rumourUK
rumorUS
tittle-tattle
scoffing
cussing
swear word
false insinuation
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Noun
▲
Willfulness or consciousness
willfulness
consciousness
deliberateness
malevolence
maliciousness
premeditation
purposiveness
Noun
▲
Any type of harm, injury, hurt or damage
ill
harm
hurt
suffering
adversity
injury
pain
trouble
damage
mishap
problem
distress
grief
misadventure
mischance
mischief
misfortune
tragedy
trial
unpleasantness
worry
anguish
destruction
evil
grievance
hardship
misery
strain
trauma
woe
affliction
tribulation
cruelty
knock
bad luck
ill luck
collapse
complication
frustration
breakdown
downfall
undoing
mess
predicament
flop
glitch
hiccup
abortion
failing
botch
fizzle
bust
miss
bomb
cross to bear
ordeal
miscarriage
nonsuccess
mire
quagmire
bungle
hindrance
impediment
washout
foundering
non-success
interruption
headache
dud
letdown
disturbance
clinker
clunker
stumbling block
muddle
misstep
misfire
exigency
tight corner
knock-back
haplessness
bane
let-down
snafu
tight spot
difficult situation
hang-up
lack of success
false step
unfortunateness
uphill
hole
rout
fall
untowardness
obstacle
delay
lemon
obstruction
dilemma
plight
malfunction
fault
strait
quandary
albatross
holdup
conundrum
turmoil
impasse
foul-up
hash
bind
fail
fix
pickle
double whammy
imbroglio
entanglement
perplexity
misfiring
drama
shambles
turkey
shipwreck
fly in the ointment
horror
depression
non-fulfilment
hard time
cropper
mix-up
sticky situation
big trouble
sorry condition
awkward situation
problematic situation
fizzling out
sad state
critical situation
spot of bother
unfortunate situation
no-win situation
train wreck
tricky situation
tight situation
falling through
bath
pitfall
embarrassment
tangle
vexation
load
care
crucible
destitution
comedown
shame
flaw
gremlin
rub
drawback
bug
extremity
stoppage
omission
barrier
unsuccessfulness
frost
chaos
disarray
disorder
defect
pinch
block
want
disgrace
holy mess
unholy mess
piece of bad luck
act of God
farce
stumble
bit of trouble
nonperformance
implosion
nonachievement
heavy blow
coming to nothing
spanner in the works
double trouble
severe test
balls-up
screw-up
worst-case scenario
trying time
bitter pill
dreadful thing
awful thing
terrible thing
awkward
contingency
flounder
convulsion
slip-up
casus
befalling
downturn
devastating blow
bad thing
catastrophy
rear ender
discomfiture
perdition
cost
plague
nightmare
blue ruin
down
excruciation
rack
flooding
botched situation
breaking down
deprivation
oppression
wronging
spectacle
encumbrance
hurdle
oversight
miscue
miscommunication
catch
incident
fuss
discouragement
holdback
handicap
privation
need
penury
poverty
squalor
toughy
corner
spot
matter
toughie
knot
puzzlement
business
circumstance
occasion
adventure
row
scene
tension
melodrama
affair
unfortunate occurrence
awkward moment
neglect
delinquency
default
crimp
trammel
inefficacy
spill
flood
thrill
fracas
sensation
excitement
gauntlet
irk
irritant
thorn
bugbear
gantlet
peeve
fire
aggravation
botheration
pest
exasperation
aggro
ruffle
indigence
sordidness
cramp
bafflement
hard knock
rainy day
crux
catch-22
monkey wrench
bombshell
jolt
surprise
irritation
hair shirt
calvary
fell stroke
rough situation
tear-jerker
to-do
tumble
overthrow
thunderbolt
case
disgruntlement
joker
gotcha
gimmick
repulse
sin
crime
stagger
turnabout
vanquishment
conquering
unseating
deposition
ousting
vanquishing
conquest
toppling
Gordian knot
facer
katzenjammer
how-do-you-do
hornets' nest
nodus
prob
shutdown
booby trap
land mine
discontinuance
overturn
elimination
debasement
annihilation
death
bolt from the blue
rude awakening
bolt out of the blue
source of distress
disintegration
disruption
thwarting
monkey wrench in the works
blip
nemesis
Waterloo
labefaction
halt
crackup
crumbling
crumpling
mismanagement
perversion
trip
destroyer
last straw
loss of power
bad omen
fumble
final straw
subversion
anomaly
kink
break
cessation
bankruptcy
falling apart
falling down
seizing up
conking out
falling to pieces
aborting
crying shame
cause for regret
cause for disappointment
sad thing
pity
source of regret
sad situation
unfortunate thing
stalemate
stew
pass
tinderbox
pressure
urgency
total loss
dead duck
damp squib
lead balloon
flash in the pan
sinking ship
vain attempt
dead loss
something wrong
regression
flip-flop
unfortunate development
slowdown
backset
regress
about-face
foil
bottom
insufficiency
miscarriages
confusion
scrape
messiness
puzzle
monstrosity
situation
disorderliness
spontaneous abortion
still birth
vicious circle
hot potato
rabbit hole
drawing board
whole new ballgame
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