Meaning & Definition of Spite in English
English⟶
Spite
/spaɪt/
noun
1. Feeling a need to see others suffer
synonym:
- malice,
- maliciousness,
- spite,
- spitefulness,
- venom
2. Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
synonym:
- cattiness,
- bitchiness,
- spite,
- spitefulness,
- nastiness
verb
1. Hurt the feelings of
- "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"
- "This remark really bruised my ego"
synonym:
- hurt,
- wound,
- injure,
- bruise,
- offend,
- spite
Examples of using
Tom refuses to retire in spite of his age.
He brought me a coffee, in spite of that I'd asked for a tea.
In spite of all his efforts, he failed the exam.