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A desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone

A harsh or stinging effect or quality

The state of being angry, or a predisposition to being angry

An indifference to suffering, or pleasure in inflicting suffering

Open resistance to authority or opposition

The state or feeling of being jealous

Bitter and abusive language

A deliberately hurtful remark

An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

To deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone)

To cause pain through mistreatment

To retaliate or get revenge

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone

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Noun

A desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone

mean-spiritedness

evil intentions

hateful feeling

dissatisfaction

acrimoniousness

chip on your shoulder

strong aversion

intense dislike

extreme dislike

mutual hostility

uncharitableness

hardness of heart

cantankerousness

contemptuousness

disagreeableness

mischievousness

being on the warpath

ill-disposedness

personality conflict

argumentativeness

contentiousness

quarrelsomeness

misunderstanding

incompatibility

disputatiousness

wounded feelings

having no use for

disillusionment

difference of opinion

destructiveness

divided loyalties

willingness to fight

bee in your bonnet

irreconcilability

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“The Queen writes to Sir Howard to warn him not to enter with the Empress on the subject of the Grand Duke of Hesse and his daughter, against whom she is filled with spite and unchristian feelings.”

Noun

A harsh or stinging effect or quality

acrimoniousness

powerful quality

“Then, carefully, she reads her letter over. Now it seems to be mean-spirited. There is spite in her words, even sarcasm.”

Noun

The state of being angry, or a predisposition to being angry

cantankerousness

hypersensitivity

oversensitivity

oversensitiveness

shortness of temper

disagreeableness

bad-temperedness

curmudgeonliness

low boiling point

uncertain temper

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“Mrs. Douglas had advanced to the table with an expression of livid and triumphant spite in her countenance as she extended her hand for the keys.”

Noun

An indifference to suffering, or pleasure in inflicting suffering

hardheartedness

bloodthirstiness

remorselessness

insensitiveness

cold-bloodedness

hard-heartedness

cold-heartedness

black-heartedness

lack of charity

lack of sympathy

disagreeableness

mean-spiritedness

uncharitableness

compassionlessness

inconsiderateness

meanspiritedness

malignant narcissism

rough treatment

cruel treatment

unforgivingness

stone-heartedness

lack of feeling

lack of compassion

outrageous behavior

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Noun

Open resistance to authority or opposition

insubordination

obstreperousness

intractableness

throwing of the gauntlet

unmanageability

ungovernableness

uncontrollableness

uncontrollability

cantankerousness

ungovernability

incorrigibility

uncooperativeness

unmanageableness

lack of cooperation

breaking the rules

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Noun

The state or feeling of being jealous

Noun

Bitter and abusive language

scandalmongering

character assassination

verbal onslaught

stream of abuse

misrepresentation

abusive language

defamation of character

malicious gossip

verbal disapproval

false accusation

underestimation

backhanded compliment

misrepresentation of character

coarse language

rap over the knuckles

torrent of abuse

profane language

critical remark

false insinuation

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Noun

A deliberately hurtful remark

pointed comment

slap in the face

kick in the teeth

backhanded compliment

disparaging remark

left-handed compliment

snappy comeback

microaggression

character assassination

critical remark

blow to one's pride

superciliousness

scandalmongering

malicious gossip

defamation of character

false accusation

misrepresentation

verbal onslaught

misrepresentation of character

misdemeanour^UK

uncomplimentary remark

back-handed compliment

false insinuation

rumourmongering^UK

rumormongering^US

shout of derision

stream of abuse

whispering campaign

false imputation

presumptuousness

taking the mickey

insubordination

rap over the knuckles

lack of respect

smack in the face

smear campaigning

scandalous remark

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Noun

An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

misdemeanour^UK

misbehaviour^UK

act of wickedness

act of brutality

act of savagery

breach of the law

mischievousness

fall from grace

violation of the law

infraction of the law

criminal action

slap in the face

act of dereliction

act of misconduct

breach of conduct

mischief-making

act of violence

kick in the teeth

unlawful activity

moral transgression

inequitableness

unreasonableness

travesty of justice

criminal offense

act of barbarity

short end of the pineapple

unrighteousness

antisocial behavior

short end of the stick

breaking of the law

taking advantage

criminal activity

criminal violence

a criminal offence

domestic violence

rough treatment

indecent assault

left-handed compliment

backhanded compliment

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Verb

To deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone)

put someone's nose out of joint

upset the applecart

rub up the wrong way

drive up the wall

give someone the hump

get on your nerves

rub the wrong way

make someone see red

get under your skin

get on one's nerves

drive to distraction

give a hard time

get on your wick

drive round the twist

get your back up

drive round the bend

get in your hair

put your back up

give someone the pip

make somebody's hackles rise

give someone grief

try your patience

ruffle one's feathers

rub you up the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

be on your back

raise your hackles

make your blood boil

get your dander up

stick in one's craw

be on the back of

get up someone's nose

try the patience of

send into a rage

drive you up the wall

get your hackles up

get a rise out of

rasp one's nerves

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

rattle someone's cage

hit where one lives

get across someone

get the knife into

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

stick the knife into

be on one's case

give offence to

tread on someone's toes

be disagreeable

hurt somebody's feelings

be an affront to

cut to the quick

throw off balance

put someone off their stroke

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

cause someone to lose their composure

rattle one's cage

throw into tizzy

give a bad time

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

bend someone's ear

breathe down someone's neck

get on someone's case

cause suffering to

weigh heavily on

cause trouble to

be a nuisance to

cause anxiety to

prey on your mind

cause discomfort to

be a great weight on

take the piss out of

weigh heavily on someone's mind

give the business

break one's heart

weigh heavily on one's mind

put a damper on

cause anguish to

make discontented

cause concern to

inflict anguish on

make uncomfortable

take the mickey

do someone's head in

make despondent

be a thorn in someone's flesh

mess with someone's head

make someone fed up

put on the spot

breath down someone's neck

give someone hell

push one's buttons

be in someone's way

hit a sour note

get someone's wick

cause suffering

search high heaven

get on the nerves of

put pressure on

come back to haunt

bring pressure to bear on

play cat and mouse

put through wringer

rub salt in wound

break the heart of

put into a funk

cause resentment to

cause annoyance to

be in someone's hair

be a weight on one's mind

run up the wrong way

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

get in the hair of

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

push someon's buttons

put the squeeze on

cause inconvenience to

be the victim of

get on someone's back

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

jump on one's case

irritate greatly

work into lather

take a rise out of

kick up a stink

offend morals of

knock the wind out of

give the needle

put to some trouble

take control of

knock props out

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

create difficulties for

harsh one's mellow

fill with loathing

drive you crazy

hurt the feelings of

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

have had enough

exhaust someone's patience

give the cold shoulder

shout catcalls at

make your gorge rise

be repugnant to

make someone's stomach rise

be a weight on someone's mind

cast a pall over

make downhearted

dampen the spirits of

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

make one's heart bleed

give someone the blues

pour cold water on

cast a gloom upon

make someone's heart bleed

reduce to tears

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

cause to lose heart

dampen someone's hopes

cause to lose hope

take the wind out of your sails

yank someone's chain

cause someone difficulty

be a problem to

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

push to the limit

give someone bother

make someone go out of his way

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

go against the grain

be injurious to

have an adverse effect on

cause illness to

pull someone's leg

make a monkey of

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“He's just doing it to spite me, but he's going to make this hell for me, for us.”

Verb

To cause pain through mistreatment

do an injustice to

take advantage of

step on the toes of

give no quarter

hit where one lives

lay a bad trip on

do the dirty on

do a disservice to

kick in the teeth

be violent toward

trespass against

make someone suffer

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Verb

To retaliate or get revenge

exact retribution

pay someone back for

get revenge for

take revenge for

take vengeance for

even the score for

get your own back for

get even with someone for

take satisfaction

take satisfaction for

give tit for tat

return like for like

give as good as one gets

give someone a dose of their own medicine

give someone a taste of their own medicine

get your own back

take an eye for an eye

take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

give someone their comeuppance

let someone see how it feels

settle the score with

give like for like

give someone their just deserts

turn the tables on

give someone a Roland for an Oliver

settle the score

return the compliment

wreak revenge on

make restitution

exact revenge on

exact revenge for

take revenge on

retaliate against

take vengeance on

take reprisals against

settle a score with

pay someone back in his

revenge oneself

square accounts

have one's revenge

get back at someone

get your own back on

settle old scores

give comeuppance

get redress for

give just desserts

repay in kind for

make reprisal for

pay back in spades

seek payback for

take reprisals for

make retaliation for

take an eye for an eye for

square things up

get satisfaction for

fix one's wagon

be out for blood

pay someone back in their own coin

wreak vengeance

give as good as you get

rise to the bait

settle accounts

turn the tables

demand an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

return tit for tat

return the favour^UK

return the favor^US

settle accounts with

make somebody pay

defend oneself against

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Verb

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone

drag through the mud

drag through the mire

run a smear campaign against

do a hatchet job on

give a bad name

blacken someone's name

cast aspersions on

sully someone's reputation

tell lies about

spread scandal about

drag someone's name through the mud

drag someone's name through the mire

write false reports about

sully someone's name

spread lies about

injure the reputation of

tarnish someone's name

spread tales about

soil someone's name

taint someone's name

stain someone's good name

drag name through mud

give a black eye

blacken someone's character

defame someone's character

run smear campaign

bring discredit to

bring into disrepute

bring shame upon

reflect badly on

rip up and down

tar and feather

blacken the name of

be malicious about

blacken the character of

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

speak of with disfavour

drag through mud

cut to the quick

kick in the teeth

slap in the face

hit where one lives

put in a bad light

show in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

destroy someone's credibility

damage someone's reputation

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