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spite
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- pronunciation:
- spaIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- in spite of
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
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noun |
| definition: |
the wish to hurt, bother, or embarrass a person.
He told my secret out of spite.- synonyms:
- animosity, hostility, ill will, malice
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| related words: |
animosity, grudge |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
spites, spiting, spited |
| definition: |
to act with spite toward.
To spite them, she did not show up at their party.- synonyms:
- hurt
- antonyms:
- please
- similar words:
- bother, grudge, harm, humiliate, wound
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| phrase: |
in spite of |
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