Spite

noun

/spaɪt/

Word Frequency: 24.4

Definitions

1.nounIll will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice

"He was so filled with spite for his ex-wife, he could not hold down a job."

2.nounVexation; chagrin; mortification.

3.verbTo treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.

"She soon married again, to spite her ex-husband."

4.verbTo be angry at; to hate.

5.verbTo fill with spite; to offend; to vex.

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