spite

US /spaɪt/

UK /spaɪt/

1.

a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone

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He did it out of pure spite.

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She broke the vase just to show her spite.

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malice malevolence ill will rancor venom

1.

deliberately annoy or offend (someone)

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He tried to spite her by ignoring her calls.

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Don't let him spite you with his rude comments.

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annoy vex irk pique gall

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spiteful in spite of