spite
21spite — 1. noun /spaɪt/ a) 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 …
22spite — n. 1) in spite of 2) out of spite (they did it out of spite) * * * [spaɪt] in spiteof out of spite (they did it out of spite) …
23spite*/ — [spaɪt] noun [U] I a feeling of wanting to upset someone or to cause problems for them She refused out of spite.[/ex] • in spite of sth used for referring to a fact that makes something else surprising (= despite)[/ex] In spite of feeling tired,… …
24spite — /spaɪt / (say spuyt) noun 1. a keen, ill natured desire to humiliate, annoy, or injure another; venomous ill will. 2. a particular instance of such ill will; a grudge. 3. Obsolete vexation or chagrin. –verb (t) (spited, spiting) 4. to wreak one s …
25spite — [[t]spaɪt[/t]] n. v. spit•ed, spit•ing 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 4) to… …
26spite — n. & v. n. 1 ill will, malice towards a person (did it from spite). 2 a grudge. v.tr. thwart, mortify, annoy (does it to spite me). Phrases and idioms: in spite of notwithstanding. in spite of oneself etc. though one would rather have done… …
27spite — 1. noun he said it out of spite Syn: malice, malevolence, ill will, vindictiveness, vengefulness, revenge, malignity, evil intentions, animus, enmity; informal bitchiness, cattiness; literary maleficence Ant: benevolence 2. verb he did it to… …
28spite — 1. noun he said it out of spite Syn: malice, malevolence, ill will, vindictiveness, meanness, nastiness; informal bitchiness, cattiness Ant: kindness 2. verb he did it to spite me Syn: upset, hurt …
29spite — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, short for despite Date: 14th century 1. petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart 2. an instance of spite Synonyms: see malice II. transitive verb (spited; spiting) …
30spite — [13] Spite was adapted from Old French despit ‘scorn, ill will’, which was also borrowed intact as despite [13]. This came from Latin dēspectus, the past participle of dēspicere ‘look down on’ (source of English despise [13]), which was a… …
