14
bitterness
14
spite(noun, malice)
13
malevolence(noun, malice)
12
cruelty
12
ill will(noun, malice)
12
resentment
11
hatred(noun, malice)
10
animosity
10
hate(noun, malice)
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hostility
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malice
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antagonism
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antipathy
8
gall
8
poison
8
venom
7
acrimony
7
enmity
6
animus
6
maliciousness(noun, malice)
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