1
: petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart
2
: an instance of spite
spited; spiting
2
: to treat maliciously (as by shaming or thwarting)
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Examples of spite in a Sentence
Noun
He is jealous and full of spite.
spread cruel lies out of pure spite
Verb
He only did it to spite me.
sometimes, I swear, she keeps doing that just to spite me
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Still, the coach had remained steadfast in his support of Moss in spite of those mistakes.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
For years, Europeans offered him incentives to cooperate, hoping that an economically vibrant Russia that depended on the West would not cut off its nose to spite its face.
—Douglas London, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2022
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Noun
The world’s going to get warmer, more unhealthy and more dangerous in spite of burying our collective heads in the sand.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Still, the coach had remained steadfast in his support of Moss in spite of those mistakes.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
First comes the wit, as Cheryl goes rogue with her on-air questions to spite the show’s chauvinistic host (Tony Hale).
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
For years, Europeans offered him incentives to cooperate, hoping that an economically vibrant Russia that depended on the West would not cut off its nose to spite its face.
—Douglas London, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2022
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“Spite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spite. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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