Animosity in Malayalam
Ill will between people is ദ്വേഷം (dwesham), the Malayalam noun for hatred, spite and animosity. The opening cluster is said as dwe, and the word carries real force, so it is not used lightly. A strengthened form appears when the hostility is settled and mutual.
Most common translation
Animosity, spite, anger, hatred.
ആരോടും ദ്വേഷം വേണ്ട എന്ന് അച്ഛൻ പറഞ്ഞു.
aarodum dwesham venda ennu achchan paranju.
Father said not to hold hatred for anyone.
All Malayalam words for “animosity”
- ദ്വേഷം (dwesham) — Animosity, spite, anger, hatred.
- പിണക്കം (pinakkam) — Ill feeling, animosity, discord, rivalry, enmity, cause to quarrel.
- മത്സരം (malsaram) — Competition, envy, spite, rivalry, quarrel, animosity, anger, arrogance, contest.
- വിദ്വേഷം (vidwesham) — Enmity, hatred, animosity, ill-will, disgust.
- വിരോധം (virodham) — Enmity, ill will, animosity, harm, hostile attitude, objection, prohibition, war, danger.
ദ്വേഷം is hatred or animosity, വിദ്വേഷം (vidwesham) is hardened enmity and ill will, and പിണക്കം (pinakkam) is the milder ill feeling between people who have fallen out.
Common questions
How do you say animosity in Malayalam?
ദ്വേഷം (dwesham).
Which word suits a petty falling out?
പിണക്കം (pinakkam), ill feeling or discord rather than hatred.