Sekirov Dictionary

spite

/spaɪt/

noun 2
verb 3
preposition 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun2

•
unkind feelings that make someone want to cause another person trouble or pain for no fair reason
- He was so filled with spite for his ex-wife, his brother was afraid of what he might do.
- They did it just for spite.
•
(no longer used) Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
- "The time is out of joint: O cursed spite." — 1599

verb3

•
To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.
- She soon married again, to spite her ex-husband.
To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
•
(no longer used) To be angry at; to hate.
- The Danes, then […] pagans, principally spited places of religion. — 1655

preposition1

Notwithstanding; despite.

forms

spited · spiting · spites

Phrases with spite

in spite of
Despite, irrespective of, notwithstanding.

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