ill wishes
Hopes for misfortune
Ill wishes are hopes for someone's misfortune or harm—the opposite of good wishes.
The phrase often appears with verbs of direction: She bore him no ill wishes despite the divorce.
To wish someone ill is to hope bad things happen to them.
The sentiment ranges from mild resentment to active malice.
- envyResentful longing for another's
- cursesSworn oaths or hexes
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- hexesMalevolent magical spells
- imprecationsCurses invoked against someone
malicious gossip · spite · resentment · vindictiveness · grudge · jinxes · voodoo doll · bitterness · jealousy · bitter feelings · schadenfreude · animosity · malice · maledictions · curse words · evil eye · death stare · slander
intent toward others
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well-wishes · best wishes · blessings · well-wishing · goodwill
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