malveuille

Etymology

French mal "bad", "badly" + veuille, the second-person singular subjunctive form vouloir, "to want".

Why this word is great

MALVEUILLE — [Verb] To wish harm upon another with quiet malice. From French mal ("bad") + veuille, the second-person singular subjunctive form of vouloir ("to want"). Unlike "resent" (which simmers) or "begrudge" (which withholds), malveuille actively nurtures ill will beneath a veneer of courtesy. It is the dinner guest who toasts your health while picturing your ruin, the rival who offers help with honeyed words and barbed intent, the lover whose embrace tightens just shy of violence—proof that the deepest wounds are often inflicted by gloved hands.

verb

  1. To disrespect. To wish ill on someone.“Now something's telling me / that you're malveuilling me.”