ill-will

A form of ill will — A spiteful or vengeful attitude; a grudge; dislike.

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Meanings

nounill-will (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of ill will.

    His heart was softened in seeing mine suffer; and so much of his ill-will was done away, that when we parted, he almost shook me by the hand while he reminded me of an old promise about a pointer puppy.

    1811, [Jane Austen], chapter VIII, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume III, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 181

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
malevolence
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