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spite S0650600 (spīt)n. Malicious ill will prompting an urge to hurt or humiliate another person.tr.v. spit·ed, spit·ing, spites To treat with spite; show spite toward: "Maybe she became engaged to him in order to spite another man" (Nathaniel West).Idiom: in spite of Not stopped by; regardless of: They kept going in spite of their fears. [Middle English, short for despit; see despite.]spite (spaɪt) n1. maliciousness involving the desire to harm another; venomous ill will2. an instance of such malice; grudge3. archaic something that induces vexation4. in spite of (preposition) in defiance of; regardless of; notwithstandingvb (tr) 5. to annoy in order to vent spite6. archaic to offend[C13: variant of despite]spite (spaɪt) n., v. spit•ed, spit•ing. n. 1. a malicious, usu. petty desire to harm, annoy, or humiliate another person; malice. 2. a particular instance of such an attitude or action; grudge. 3. Obs. something that causes vexation; annoyance. v.t. 4. to treat with spite or malice. 5. to annoy or thwart, out of spite. 6. to fill with spite; vex; offend. Idioms: in spite of, in disregard or defiance of; notwithstanding; despite. [1250–1300; Middle English; aph. variant of despite] spite Past participle: spited Gerund: spiting
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I spite | you spite | he/she/it spites | we spite | you spite | they spite |
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I spited | you spited | he/she/it spited | we spited | you spited | they spited |
Present Continuous |
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I am spiting | you are spiting | he/she/it is spiting | we are spiting | you are spiting | they are spiting |
Present Perfect |
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I have spited | you have spited | he/she/it has spited | we have spited | you have spited | they have spited |
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I was spiting | you were spiting | he/she/it was spiting | we were spiting | you were spiting | they were spiting |
Past Perfect |
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I had spited | you had spited | he/she/it had spited | we had spited | you had spited | they had spited |
Future |
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I will spite | you will spite | he/she/it will spite | we will spite | you will spite | they will spite |
Future Perfect |
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I will have spited | you will have spited | he/she/it will have spited | we will have spited | you will have spited | they will have spited |
Future Continuous |
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I will be spiting | you will be spiting | he/she/it will be spiting | we will be spiting | you will be spiting | they will be spiting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been spiting | you have been spiting | he/she/it has been spiting | we have been spiting | you have been spiting | they have been spiting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been spiting | you will have been spiting | he/she/it will have been spiting | we will have been spiting | you will have been spiting | they will have been spiting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been spiting | you had been spiting | he/she/it had been spiting | we had been spiting | you had been spiting | they had been spiting |
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I would spite | you would spite | he/she/it would spite | we would spite | you would spite | they would spite |
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I would have spited | you would have spited | he/she/it would have spited | we would have spited | you would have spited | they would have spited | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | spite - feeling a need to see others suffermalice, maliciousness, spitefulness, venommalevolence, malignity - wishing evil to others | | 2. | spite - malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nastybitchiness, cattiness, nastiness, spitefulnessmalevolency, malice, malevolence - the quality of threatening evil | Verb | 1. | spite - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"bruise, injure, wound, offend, hurtaffront, diss, insult - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
spitenoun1. malice, malevolence, ill will, hate, hatred, gall, animosity, venom, spleen, pique, rancour, bitchiness (slang), malignity, spitefulness Never had she met such spite and pettiness. malice kindness, benevolence, love, charity, goodwill, compassion, generosity of spirit, kindliness, big-heartedness, warm-heartednessverb1. annoy, hurt, injure, harm, provoke, offend, needle (informal), put out, gall, nettle, vex, pique, discomfit, put someone's nose out of joint (informal) He was giving his art collection away for nothing, to spite them. annoy help, benefit, please, support, serve, aid, encourage, go along within spite of despite, regardless of, notwithstanding, in defiance of, (even) though Their love of life comes in spite of considerable hardship.Proverbs "Don't cut off your nose to spite your face"spitenoun1. A desire to harm others or to see others suffer:despitefulness, ill will, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, meanness, nastiness, poisonousness, spitefulness, venomousness, viciousness.2. The quality or condition of being vindictive:revenge, spitefulness, vengefulness, vindictiveness.Translationsspite (spait) noun ill-will or desire to hurt or offend. She neglected to give him the message out of spite. 惡意 恶意 verb to annoy, offend or frustrate, because of spite. He only did that to spite me! 刁難 刁难ˈspiteful adjectivea spiteful remark/person; You're being very spiteful. 懷恨的, 惡意的 怀恨的,恶意的 ˈspitefully adverb 惡狠狠地 恶狠狠地ˈspitefulness noun 充滿惡意,懷恨在心 怀恨in spite of1. taking no notice of. He went in spite of his father's orders. 不管,不顧 不管,不顾 2. although something has or had happened, is or was a fact etc. In spite of all the rain that had fallen, the ground was still pretty dry. 儘管 尽管spite
don't cut off your nose to spite your faceDon't use self-destructive means to try to solve a problem or fix a situation. I know you're mad at your dad, but don't cut off your nose to spite your face—running away is only going to make your life harder.See also: cut, face, nose, off, spitecut (one's) nose off to spite (one's) faceTo use self-destructive means in an attempt to solve a problem or fix a situation. I know you're mad at your dad, but don't cut your nose off to spite your face—running away is only going to make your life harder.See also: cut, face, nose, off, spitein spite of (something)Regardless or in defiance of; despite. In spite of all the warnings, the hikers decided to climb the restricted route, and ended up having to be rescued. We have succeeded, in spite of all the setbacks.See also: of, spitein spite of (oneself)1. Despite one's own foibles, mistakes, or flaws. Somehow the Eagles managed to pull off a victory in spite of themselves. I knocked over my drink and called her the wrong name at one point, but all in all, I think the date went well in spite of myself.2. Despite or against one's desire or intention. I was scared senseless when I realized there was a burglar in the house, but I laughed in spite of myself when he slipped on a banana peel on the kitchen floor.See also: of, spitecut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) faceTo use self-destructive means in an attempt to solve a problem or fix a situation. I know you're mad at your dad, but don't cut off your nose to spite your face—running away is only going to make your life harder.See also: cut, face, nose, off, spiteout of spiteDone because of one's own spiteful, vengeful, or malicious feelings or intentions. The disgruntled postal worker stole hundreds of people's private letters after being fired and began posting them online out of spite. The judge and I had an argument a few years ago, so I think she's overruling my objections today just out of spite.See also: of, out, spitecut one's nose off to spite one's faceProv. to hurt yourself in an attempt to hurt someone else. (Often in the form, "Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.") Isaac dropped out of school because he wanted to make his father angry; years later, he realized that he had cut off his nose to spite his face.See also: cut, face, nose, off, spitein spite of someone or somethingwithout regard to someone or something; even though another course had been prescribed; ignoring a warning. In spite of her orders to stay, I left. In spite of the bad weather, I had fun on vacation.See also: of, spiteout of spitewith the desire to harm someone or something. Jane told some evil gossip about Bill out of spite. That was not an accident! You did it out of spite.See also: of, out, spitecut off one's nose to spite one's faceInjure oneself out of pique. For example, Staying home because Meg was invited first is cutting off your nose to spite your face . Similar hyperboles appeared in several Latin proverbs; in English the expression was first recorded in 1561. See also: cut, face, nose, off, spitehell or high water, comeAlso, in spite of hell or high water . No matter what difficulty or obstacle, as in I'm going to finish this week, come hell or high water. This colloquial expression, alluding to the destructive forces of hellfire or flood, was first recorded in 1915 but is thought to be older. See also: come, hell, highin spite ofRegardless of, in defiance of, as in They kept on in spite of their fears. [c. 1400] See also: of, spitecut off your nose to spite your face or cut your nose off to spite your face If someone cuts off their nose to spite their face, or cuts their nose off to spite their face, they do something to punish someone but in doing so harm themselves more than they harm the person they are punishing. The manager would probably like to leave Keane out of the squad but he knows that he'd be cutting his nose off to spite his face in losing a genuinely world-class player. Note: In this expression, `to spite' means to deliberately annoy or upset. See also: cut, face, nose, off, spitecut off your nose to spite your face disadvantage yourself in the course of trying to disadvantage another. This idea was proverbial for self-defeating malice in both medieval Latin and medieval French, and has been found in English since the mid 16th century.See also: cut, face, nose, off, spitecut off your ˈnose to spite your ˈface (informal) do something, for example because you are angry or proud, that is intended to hurt somebody else but in fact harms you: Keeping your class in after school as a punishment is cutting off your nose to spite your face, because you have to stay with them!This may come from the story of a Viking attack on a monastery. The nuns in the monastery cut off their own noses so that they would not be attractive to their attackers.See also: cut, face, nose, off, spitein ˈspite of something if you say that somebody does/did something in spite of a fact, you mean it is surprising that that fact does/did not prevent them from doing it; despite: In spite of his age, he still leads an active life. ♢ They went swimming in spite of all the danger signs. ♢ English became the official language for business in spite of the fact that the population was largely Chinese.See also: of, something, spite(do something) in ˈspite of yourself (do something) even though you do not want or expect to: He was a bit depressed so I tried to cheer him up with a joke. He smiled in spite of himself.See also: of, spite cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face To injure oneself in taking revenge against another.See also: cut, face, nose, off, spite in spite of Not stopped by; regardless of: They kept going in spite of their fears.See also: of, spitecut off one's nose to spite one's face, toTo act out of pique in a way that injures oneself more than anyone else. The term appears about 1200 as a Latin proverb recorded by Peter of Blois. It was repeated in the mid-seventeenth century by Gedéon Tallemant des Réaux in recounting the history of France: “Henry IV understood very well that to destroy Paris would be, as they say, to cut off his nose to spite his face.”See also: cut, nose, off, spiteSPITE
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spite Related to spite: out of spiteSynonyms for spitenoun maliceSynonyms- malice
- malevolence
- ill will
- hate
- hatred
- gall
- animosity
- venom
- spleen
- pique
- rancour
- bitchiness
- malignity
- spitefulness
Antonyms- kindness
- benevolence
- love
- charity
- goodwill
- compassion
- generosity of spirit
- kindliness
- big-heartedness
- warm-heartedness
verb annoySynonyms- annoy
- hurt
- injure
- harm
- provoke
- offend
- needle
- put out
- gall
- nettle
- vex
- pique
- discomfit
- put someone's nose out of joint
Antonyms- help
- benefit
- please
- support
- serve
- aid
- encourage
- go along with
phrase in spite ofSynonyms- despite
- regardless of
- notwithstanding
- in defiance of
- (even) though
Synonyms for spitenoun a desire to harm others or to see others sufferSynonyms- despitefulness
- ill will
- malevolence
- malice
- maliciousness
- malignancy
- malignity
- meanness
- nastiness
- poisonousness
- spitefulness
- venomousness
- viciousness
noun the quality or condition of being vindictiveSynonyms- revenge
- spitefulness
- vengefulness
- vindictiveness
Synonyms for spitenoun feeling a need to see others sufferSynonyms- malice
- maliciousness
- spitefulness
- venom
Related Wordsnoun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nastySynonyms- bitchiness
- cattiness
- nastiness
- spitefulness
Related Words- malevolency
- malice
- malevolence
verb hurt the feelings ofSynonyms- bruise
- injure
- wound
- offend
- hurt
Related Words- affront
- diss
- insult
- arouse
- elicit
- evoke
- provoke
- enkindle
- kindle
- fire
- raise
- lacerate
- sting
- abase
- chagrin
- humiliate
- humble
- mortify
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