spite
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Synonyms: spire, spate, sprite, spike, spine, smite, suite, spile, site, sopite, spit
Antonyms: spire, spate, sprite, spike, spine, smite, suite, spile, site, sopite, spit
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Noun
- Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice.
- 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.
- Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
Verb
- To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.
- She soon married again, to spite her ex-husband.
- To be angry at; to hate.
- To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
Preposition
- Notwithstanding; despite.
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