Used in a Sentence

spitefulness

How to use spitefulness in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for spitefulness.

Editorial note

Is spitefulness really the the best that this species can do?

Examples12
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

feeling a need to see others suffer

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of spitefulness gathered in one view.

noun

feeling a need to see others suffer

noun

malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for spitefulness.

Example sentences

1

Is spitefulness really the the best that this species can do?

2

There's a strong current of spitefulness in those Twitter posts.

3

This is great for short term productivity but long term leads to attrition and spitefulness from the team.

4

There is a unexplained spitefulness that I'm just not understanding.

5

This counter-paper reads to me like spitefulness couched in scientific terms.

6

It's just a call to be very aware of bias and spitefulness can cloud judgement even in the most rational among us.

7

I'm not going to argue that Airbnb is above regulations, but the spitefulness on behalf of the hotel lobby is ridiculous.

8

- Part of the Dead Sea coast was in pre-1967 Israel.- This comment, imputing a very negative motivation of sheer spitefulness, is offensive.

9

I entertain similar thoughts, though less out of lack of value for my own life than sheer stubborn spitefulness for the predatory health care industry in the US. Sure, i could exhaust all my money and I might live, but I think I might actually rather die just to keep it out of their grubby hands.

10

John Stuart Mill was an enlightened democrat for one. The bad ones can be spotted out by their spitefulness.- Too bad some populists riding on the tide of anti-intellectualism have managed to turn democracies into tyrannies.

11

I think it should be considered that these positions aren't just against vaccines and can be a phenomenon of general uncooperative behavior sourced in lack of trust and spitefulness.

12

There is no way to determine if such a pattern arises out of personal dislike/spitefulness or just coincidence that they see the world very differently from me and therefore just happen to strongly disagree with many things I say.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use spitefulness in a sentence?

Is spitefulness really the the best that this species can do?

What does spitefulness mean?

feeling a need to see others suffer

What part of speech is spitefulness?

spitefulness is commonly used as noun.