"spite" meaning in English

See spite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spaɪt/ Audio: en-us-spite.ogg [US] Forms: spite [singular], spites [plural]
enPR: spīt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to annoy, harass, irritate, or thwart; a desire to harass, injure or vex; petty malice; grudge; rancor.
    Sense id: simple-spite-en-noun-7AGemAO3

Preposition

IPA: /spaɪt/ Audio: en-us-spite.ogg [US] Forms: spite
enPR: spīt Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Notwithstanding; despite.
    Sense id: simple-spite-en-prep-7w53Xaos

Verb

IPA: /spaɪt/ Audio: en-us-spite.ogg [US] Forms: spite [canonical], spites [third-person, singular], spited [past], spited [past, participle], spiting [present, participle]
enPR: spīt Head templates: {{verb|spit|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
    Sense id: simple-spite-en-verb--KVpcDgN
  2. To fill with spite; to offend; to harass.
    Sense id: simple-spite-en-verb-3sq93faL
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