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- Dictionaryspite/spʌɪt/
noun
- 1. a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone: "he'd think I was saying it out of spite"
verb
- 1. deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone): "he put the house up for sale to spite his family"
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SPITE definition: 1. (used before one fact that makes another fact surprising) despite: 2. used when you do…. Learn more.
The meaning of SPITE is petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart. How to use spite in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Spite.
The noun spite means "a desire to offend." The word spite can also take the form of a verb, when it's used like this: "He only became a vegetarian to spite his cattle rancher father." Either way, spite implies a grudge, a desire to offend or hurt the feelings of someone by actions or words.
Spite definition: a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.. See examples of SPITE used in a sentence.
Definition of spite noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. maliciousness involving the desire to harm another; venomous ill will. 2. an instance of such malice; grudge. 3. archaic something that induces vexation. 4. in spite of (preposition) in defiance of; regardless of; notwithstanding. vb (tr) 5. to annoy in order to vent spite. 6. archaic to offend. [C13: variant of despite]
SPITE definition: 1. although something exists or happens: 2. a feeling of anger towards someone which makes you…. Learn more.
