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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.
1. See in spite of sth. 2. phrase. If you do something in spite of yourself, you do it although you did not really intend to or expect to. The blunt comment made Richard laugh in spite of himself. She was deeply moved and in spite of herself could not help showing it. 3. uncountable noun.
Definition of spite noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. You use in spite of to introduce a fact which makes the rest of the statement you are making seem surprising. [...] 2. If you do something in spite of yourself, you do it although you did not really intend to or expect to. [...] 3. If you do something cruel out of spite, you do it because you want to hurt or upset someone. [...] More.
SPITE definition: 1. although something exists or happens: 2. a feeling of anger towards someone which makes you…. Learn 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 meaning, definition, what is spite: a feeling of wanting to hurt or upset pe...: Learn more.
