Results for spite

Definitions of spite:

part of speech: noun

Grudge: lasting ill- will: hatred.

part of speech: verb

To do with a desire to vex or annoy; to annoy; to thwart.

part of speech: noun

Ill will or hatred toward another, with the desire to irritate, annoy, or injure; petty malice; grudge: in spite of, or spite of, formerly, in contempt of; now, notwithstanding.

part of speech: noun

Sudden or fitful ill- will; hatred accompanied with active annoyance or injury.

Usage examples for spite:

• But there was the " something else" besides the spite in those eyes. "The Heart of the Range", William Patterson White

• Sir Harry was a gentleman, in spite of his rough ways. "Not Like Other Girls", Rosa N. Carey

• He's just taking out his spite on me and he's chosen this means of doing it. "Carl and the Cotton Gin", Sara Ware Bassett