ill-wishers
Those wanting harm
Ill-wishers are people who hope for someone's failure, misfortune, or unhappiness.
The term suggests a sustained attitude of hostility or malice rather than a momentary feeling, and typically appears in contexts where someone faces opposition or criticism from others who want to see them fail.
She ignored her ill-wishers and focused on building her business.
The word is somewhat formal and appears more often in British English than American English.
Petty malicious intent
- maliceIntent to cause harm
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
hatred · vindictiveness · hostility · enmity · venom · grudge · meanness · nastiness
Hostile opposing parties
- foesHostile opponents
- rivalsThose who compete
- opponentsThose who compete against
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
detractors · antagonists · saboteurs · backstabbers · betrayers · traitors · conspirators · plotters
Resentful longing for another's
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- green-eyedMarked by envy
invidious · grudging · competitiveness · comparison · discontent · bitterness · rivalry · spiteful
spite
Petty malicious intent
- maliceIntent to cause harm
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
animosity · hatred · vindictiveness · hostility · enmity · venom · grudge · meanness · nastiness · cruelty
enemies
Hostile opposing parties
nemesis · detractors · antagonists · saboteurs · backstabbers · betrayers · traitors · conspirators · plotters · schemers
envy
Resentful longing for another's
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
green-eyed · invidious · grudging · competitiveness · comparison · discontent · bitterness · rivalry · spiteful · backbiting