spite

Speech parts

1. spite - Noun

2. spite - Verb

3. spite - Preposition

Meaning

Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; petty malice; grudge; rancor; despite.

Vexation; chargrin; mortification.

To be angry at; to hate.

To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.

To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

malice rancor venom pique wound hostility hatred resentment bitterness animosity injure enmity offend grudge malevolence
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Antonyms

amity use will type turn love
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Hypernyms

kindle fire malice raise provoke evoke

Hyponyms

humble insult sting chagrin affront humiliate

Phrases with the word

cut off one's nose to spite one's face in spite of that in spite of this but in spite of that in spite of everything in spite of the fact that

Derivatives

spited spiting

Anagrams

piste stipe

Examples

Love every man in spite of his falling into sin. Never mind the sins, but remember that the foundation of the man is the same - the image of God. John of Kronstadt

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. Victor Hugo

The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good - in spite of all the people who say he is very good. Robert Graves

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. English Proverb

A waiting appetite kindles many a spite. Italian Proverb

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

spitbug spitchcock spitchcocked spite fence spite house spite of