Associations to the word «Spite»

Wiktionary

SPITE, noun. Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a desire to vex or injure; petty malice; grudge; rancor.
SPITE, noun. (obsolete) Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
SPITE, verb. (transitive) To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
SPITE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To be angry at; to hate.
SPITE, verb. (transitive) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
SPITE, preposition. Notwithstanding; despite.

Dictionary definition

SPITE, noun. Feeling a need to see others suffer.
SPITE, noun. Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty.
SPITE, verb. Hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego".

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