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spite
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- pronunciation:
- spaIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- in spite of
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the malicious wish to hurt, bother, or humiliate someone.
- synonyms:
- animosity, hostility, ill will, malice
- antonyms:
- benevolence
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| definition 2: |
a particular instance of such a wish.
- synonyms:
- grudge, ill will
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| related words: |
acrimony, animosity, grudge, vengeance, venom |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
spites, spiting, spited |
| definition: |
to act toward (someone) with spite.
- synonyms:
- hurt
- antonyms:
- please
- similar words:
- bother, gall, grudge, harm, humiliate, pique, wound
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| phrase: |
in spite of |
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