ill-wisher
One wanting harm
An ill-wisher is someone who desires misfortune or harm to befall another person.
The term is the opposite of well-wisher and carries connotations of spite or malice, though it suggests passive hostility rather than active harm.
She suspected her ill-wishers were behind the rumors.
The word appears more often in British English and has a somewhat old-fashioned quality.
One who opposes another
- adversaryEnemy in conflict
- foeHostile opponent
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
- rivalOne who competes against
detractor · hater · backbiter · slanderer · defamer · traducer · vilifier · saboteur
Active ill will
- malignityIntense, settled hatred
- vindictivenessDisposition toward retaliation
- spitePetty malicious intent
- venomInjected animal poison
curser · hexer · jinxer · malediction · imprecation · anathema · execration · damnation
One who resents others
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- green-eyedMarked by envy
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
- rancorousMarked by bitter resentment
disgruntled · aggrieved · resentful · spiteful · vengeful · unforgiving · implacable · brooding
antagonist
One who opposes another
rival · detractor · hater · backbiter · slanderer · defamer · traducer · vilifier · saboteur · betrayer
malevolence
Active ill will
- malignityIntense, settled hatred
- vindictivenessDisposition toward retaliation
- spitePetty malicious intent
venom · curser · hexer · jinxer · malediction · imprecation · anathema · execration · damnation · balefulness
begrudger
One who resents others
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- green-eyedMarked by envy
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
rancorous · disgruntled · aggrieved · resentful · spiteful · vengeful · unforgiving · implacable · brooding · seething
curser
One who utters profanity
witch · warlock · sorcerer · enchanter · conjurer · voodoo · hoodoo · shaman · occultist · necromancer