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Inflections of 'spite' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

spites: v 3rd person singular

spiting: v pres p

spited: v past

spited: v past p

spite n., v., spit•ed, spit•ing.
n. [uncountable]

a mean, narrow-minded desire to harm another person;
malice:He was mean to her just from spite.

v. [~ + object]

to treat with spite;
hurt or annoy:I'm sure they turned her down just to spite me.

Idioms

Idioms in spite of, [~ + object] in disregard or defiance of:In spite of repeated warnings, she continued to smoke.

in spite of oneself, in disregard of one's best efforts not to do something;
unwillingly:Even though I was angry at them, I had to smile at their silliness in spite of myself.

spite n., v., spit•ed, spit•ing.
n.

a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person;
bitter ill will;
malice.
a particular instance of such an attitude or action;
grudge.
[Obs.]something that causes vexation;
annoyance.
in spite of, in disregard or defiance of;
notwithstanding;
despite:She arrived at school on time in spite of the snowstorm.

v.t.

to treat with spite or malice.
to annoy or thwart, out of spite.
to fill with spite;
vex;
offend.
cut off one's nose to spite one's face. See nose (def. 14).

1250–1300; Middle English; aphetic variant of despite

spite′less, adj.

grudge.

notwithstanding.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

spite /spaɪt/ n

maliciousness involving the desire to harm another; venomous ill will
an instance of such malice; grudge
archaic something that induces vexation
in spite of ⇒ (preposition) in defiance of; regardless of; notwithstanding

vb (transitive)

to annoy in order to vent spite

Etymology: 13th Century: variant of despite

'spite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

after - alicyclic - all - despite - even - evil - get by - gun - hold - Job - maugre - may - muddle through - nevertheless - nose - notwithstanding - own - petty - rancour - regardless - resist - risk - rub along - scramble - settle for - soldier on - spiteful - venom - venture - vindictive - while - whistle - with - yet - achievement - acrimony - adamant - although - aside - athlete - brevity - but - calm - carry - chin - cleave - confessor - courage - cross - defiance

In Lists: PET Vocabulary List - S, Series, Miscellaneous, more...

Synonyms: malice, ill will, contempt, enmity, animosity, more...

Collocations: in spite of the sun, she felt [cold, chilly], in spite of the difficulties, she [passed, succeeded], the turnout was high in spite of the [rain, bad weather], more...

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