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spite
(spīt)n.
Malicious ill will prompting an urge to hurt or humiliate another person.
tr.v. spit·ed, spit·ing, spites
Idiom: To treat with spite; show spite toward: "Maybe she became engaged to him in order to spite another man" (Nathaniel West).
in spite of
Not stopped by; regardless of: They kept going in spite of their fears.
[Middle English, short for despit; see despite.]
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spite
(spaɪt)n
1. maliciousness involving the desire to harm another; venomous ill will
2. an instance of such malice; grudge
3. archaic something that induces vexation
4. in spite of (preposition) in defiance of; regardless of; notwithstanding
vb (tr)
5. to annoy in order to vent spite
6. archaic to offend
[C13: variant of despite]
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spite
(spaɪt)n., v. spit•ed, spit•ing. n.
1. a malicious, usu. petty desire to harm, annoy, or humiliate another person; malice.
2. a particular instance of such an attitude or action; grudge.
3. Obs. something that causes vexation; annoyance.
v.t. 4. to treat with spite or malice.
5. to annoy or thwart, out of spite.
6. to fill with spite; vex; offend.
Idioms: in spite of, in disregard or defiance of; notwithstanding; despite.
[1250–1300; Middle English; aph. variant of despite]
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spite
Past participle: spited
Gerund: spiting
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| Noun | 1. |  spite - feeling a need to see others suffermalevolence, malignity - wishing evil to others |
| 2. |  spite - malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | |
| Verb | 1. | spite - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" affront, diss, insult - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks" sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her" |
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spite
noun
1. malice, malevolence, ill will, hate, hatred, gall, animosity, venom, spleen, pique, rancour, bitchiness (slang), malignity, spitefulness Never had she met such spite and pettiness.
malice kindness, benevolence, love, charity, goodwill, compassion, generosity of spirit, kindliness, big-heartedness, warm-heartedness
malice kindness, benevolence, love, charity, goodwill, compassion, generosity of spirit, kindliness, big-heartedness, warm-heartedness
verb
1. annoy, hurt, injure, harm, provoke, offend, needle (informal), put out, gall, nettle, vex, pique, discomfit, put someone's nose out of joint (informal) He was giving his art collection away for nothing, to spite them.
annoy help, benefit, please, support, serve, aid, encourage, go along with
annoy help, benefit, please, support, serve, aid, encourage, go along with
in spite of despite, regardless of, notwithstanding, in defiance of, (even) though Their love of life comes in spite of considerable hardship.
Proverbs
"Don't cut off your nose to spite your face"
"Don't cut off your nose to spite your face"
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spite
noun1. A desire to harm others or to see others suffer:
2. The quality or condition of being vindictive:
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Translations
rozčílitzášťzlobitzlomyslnost
ondskabærgredrille
ärsyttääilkeyskiusataloukatamielipaha
inatpakostiti
ergjaillgirni
意地悪意地悪をする
괴롭히다악의
įpykintiiš piktumo
iespītētspīts
nahnevaťnevraživosť
illviljareta
เจตนาร้ายกลั่นแกล้ง
chọc tứcsự ác ý
spite
[spaɪt]A. N
1. (= ill will) → rencor m, ojeriza f
to do sth out of or from spite → hacer algo por inquina
to have a spite against sb → tener rencor a or hacia algn
to do sth out of or from spite → hacer algo por inquina
to have a spite against sb → tener rencor a or hacia algn
2. in spite of (= despite) → a pesar de, pese a
in spite of the fact that → a pesar de que, pese a que
in spite of herself → a pesar de sí misma
in spite of all he says → a pesar de todo lo que dice
in spite of the fact that → a pesar de que, pese a que
in spite of herself → a pesar de sí misma
in spite of all he says → a pesar de todo lo que dice
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
spite
n
(= ill will) → Boshaftigkeit f, → Gehässigkeit f; to do something out of spite → etw aus reiner Boshaftigkeit tun
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
spite
[spaɪt]1. n
b. in spite of (despite) → nonostante, malgrado
in spite of the fact that → malgrado or nonostante (il fatto che) + sub
she laughed in spite of herself → ha riso suo malgrado
in spite of the fact that → malgrado or nonostante (il fatto che) + sub
she laughed in spite of herself → ha riso suo malgrado
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
spite
(spait) noun ill-will or desire to hurt or offend. She neglected to give him the message out of spite.
verb to annoy, offend or frustrate, because of spite. He only did that to spite me!
ˈspiteful adjectivea spiteful remark/person; You're being very spiteful.
ˈspitefully adverbˈspitefulness noun
in spite of
1. taking no notice of. He went in spite of his father's orders.
2. although something has or had happened, is or was a fact etc. In spite of all the rain that had fallen, the ground was still pretty dry.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
spite
→ ضَغِينَة, يُغِيطُ rozčílit, zlomyslnost drille, ondskab ärgern, Boshaftigkeit μοχθηρία, φουρκίζω fastidiar, rencor ilkeys, olla ilkeä blesser, rancune inat, pakostiti dispetto, fare dispetto a 意地悪, 意地悪をする 괴롭히다, 악의 kwaadaardigheid, treiteren ondskap, plage złośliwość, zrobić na złość (komuś) contrariar, maldade досаждать, злоба illvilja, reta เจตนาร้าย, กลั่นแกล้ง kin gütmek, kincilik chọc tức, sự ác ý 恶意, 激怒Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009