All invidiousness synonyms
noun invidiousness
- jealousy β jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself.
- hatred β the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- ill will β hostile feeling; malevolence; enmity: to harbor ill will against someone.
- malice β desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy.
- prejudice β an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- resentment β the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.
- rivalry β the action, position, or relation of a rival or rivals; competition: rivalry between Yale and Harvard.
- backbiting β If you accuse someone of backbiting, you mean that they say unpleasant or unkind things about someone who is not present, especially in order to stop them doing well at work.
- coveting β Present participle of covet.
- covetousness β inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- enviousness β The state of being envious.
- grudge β a feeling of ill will or resentment: to hold a grudge against a former opponent.
- grudging β done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge: The middleweight fight was said to be a grudge match.
- heartburn β an uneasy burning sensation in the stomach, typically extending toward the esophagus, and sometimes associated with the eructation of an acid fluid.
- lusting β intense sexual desire or appetite.
- malevolence β the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.
- maliciousness β full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- malignity β the state or character of being malign; malevolence; intense ill will; spite.
- opposition β the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- spite β a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- green-eyed monster β jealousy: Othello fell under the sway of the green-eyed monster.
- grudgingness β The state or quality of grudging.
- resentful β full of or marked by resentment.
- acrimony β Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels.
- alienation β a turning away; estrangement
- animosity β Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind.
- animus β If a person has an animus against someone, they have a strong feeling of dislike for them, even when there is no good reason for it.
- antagonism β Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this.
- antipathy β Antipathy is a strong feeling of dislike or hostility towards someone or something.
- bitterness β having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- contempt β If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant.
- disgust β to cause loathing or nausea in.
- distaste β dislike; disinclination.
- enmity β The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
- envy β A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
- hate β to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- horror β an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.
- hostility β a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
- loathing β strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- rancour β bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- rancor β bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- revenge β to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother.
- revulsion β a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
- abhorrence β Someone's abhorrence of something is their strong hatred of it.
- abomination β If you say that something is an abomination, you think that it is completely unacceptable.
- aversion β If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- coldness β having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- detestation β intense hatred; abhorrence
- disapproval β the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
- disfavour β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.