spite

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

(obsolete) Vexation; chagrin; mortification.

verb

(transitive) To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.

(transitive) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.

(transitive, obsolete) To be angry at; to hate.

Roots

speciospit- · Latin · look, see

Words related to spite

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