| Main Entry: | backbiting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hateful talk |
Synonyms: |
abuse, aspersion, backstabbing, belittlement, calumniation, calumny, cattiness, defamation, denigration, depreciation, detraction, disparagement, gossip, invective, lie, malice, obloquy, scandal, slander, spite, spitefulness, tale, traducement, vilification, vituperation |
Antonyms: |
encouragement, praise |
| Main Entry: | vindictiveness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spitefulness |
Synonyms: |
anger, cattiness, cruelty, cussedness, evil, hatefulness, malevolence, maliciousness, meanness, orneriness, revenge, spite, vengefulness, viciousness |