personal spite
Frequency: 5.04.1 per million words
Malice directed towards a specific individual due to personal reasons.
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- His actions were driven by personal spite rather than professional judgment.
- She suspected her rival's harsh criticism stemmed from personal spite.
- The baseless accusations were clearly motivated by personal spite.
- He couldn't overcome his personal spite towards his former business partner.
- Their long-standing feud was fueled by a deep sense of personal spite.
- It's unwise to let personal spite dictate your decisions.
- The manager's unfair treatment seemed to be a result of personal spite.
- Despite her efforts, she couldn't hide the personal spite in her voice.
- He sought revenge, not for justice, but out of pure personal spite.
- Can you truly believe someone whose testimony is tainted by personal spite?