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Contempt & Malice
Looking down on someone, or wishing them ill.
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51 words for contempt & malice
The 51 words below run from Arrogant to Withholding. Its core words are Scornful, Hateful, Superior, Judgmental, and Petty. Some are mild and some are intense, so start with the one that feels closest and read the words around it. If nothing fits, the families on either side of it on the wheel, Relational Hurt and Anger, hold feelings that sit nearby.
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This list comes from Surfacing, a free mental health tracker for iPhone and Android. Log what you feel and where you feel it, then see the pattern. No account, and it works offline. Your entries stay on your phone unless you choose to export them.