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недоброжела́тельность — meaning in English

nedobrozhelatelnost

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English meaning

  • malevolence noun A feeling of ill will towards someone.
  • spite noun A petty desire to annoy, hurt, or upset someone.

Senses

недоброжела́тельность is used for these senses in English:

  • ill will A spiteful or vengeful attitude; a grudge; dislike.
  • malevolence Hostile attitude or feeling.
  • spite Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice

malevolence — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of ill will towards someone.
  2. noun Behaviour that shows ill will towards someone.

spite — full definition

  1. noun A petty desire to annoy, hurt, or upset someone.
  2. verb To deliberately annoy, hurt, or thwart someone.
  3. preposition In the phrase "in spite of," meaning despite or notwithstanding.
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