Definition of “spite”
noun:
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Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a desire to vex or injure; petty malice; grudge; rancor.
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Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
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verb:
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To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
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To be angry at; to hate.
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To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
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preposition:
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Notwithstanding; despite.
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