spitefulness

Noun

Synonyms: malice maliciousness spite venom cattiness bitchiness nastiness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

feeling a need to see others sufferSynonyms: malice maliciousness spite venom
malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nastySynonyms: cattiness bitchiness spite nastiness

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Spiteful \Spite"ful\, a. Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious; as, a spiteful person or act. --Shak. -- Spite"ful*ly, adv. Spite"ful*ness, n. [1913 Webster]