spite
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPITE
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a desire to harm, anger, or defeat another person especially because you feel that you have been treated wrongly in some way
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He is jealous and full of spite.
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an act of spite
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You only denied his request out of (pure) spite.
in spite of
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without being prevented by (something)
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despite
— used to say that something happens or is true even though there is something that might prevent it from happening or being true
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He failed the test in spite of all his studying.
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She went ahead in spite of the snow.
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They made it on time in spite of the fact that they got a flat tire.
in spite of yourself
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even though you do not want to or expect to
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I ended up having a good time in spite of myself.
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spite
/ˈspaɪt/
verb
spites;
spited;
spiting
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spite
/ˈspaɪt/
verb
spites;
spited;
spiting
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPITE
[+ object]
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to deliberately annoy, upset, or hurt (someone)
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He only did it to spite me.
