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:
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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