spite

n.

1. Malicious ill will prompting an urge to hurt or humiliate.
2. An instance of malicious feeling.

tr.v., spit·ed, spit·ing, spites.

1. 1. To show spite toward.
   2. To vent spite on.
2. 1. To fill with spite.
   2. To annoy: He did it just to spite her.

idiom:

in spite of

1. Not stopped by; regardless of: They kept going in spite of their fears.

[Middle English, short for despit. See despite.]

noun

1. A desire to harm others or to see others suffer: despitefulness, ill will, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, meanness, nastiness, poisonousness, spitefulness, venomousness, viciousness. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
2. The quality or condition of being vindictive: revenge, spitefulness, vengefulness, vindictiveness. See forgiveness/vindictiveness.

n

Definition: hateful feeling
Antonyms: benevolence, liking, love, loving

v

Definition: offend, hurt
Antonyms: forgive, help, love, please

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IN BRIEF: n. - Feeling a need to see others suffer v. - In opposition to all efforts of; Notwithstanding.

Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you. — Denis Waitley

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Common misspelling(s) of in spite

• inspite

Spite

Dansk (Danish)
n. - ondskabsfuldhed, malice, ondskab, småligt nag
v. tr. - chikanere, ærgre, plage, trodse

idioms:

• in spite of    på trods af
• in spite of oneself    mod sin vilje

Nederlands (Dutch)
boosaardigheid, wrok, beledigen, moedwillig slecht behandelen

Français (French)
n. - méchanceté, malveillance, rancune
v. tr. - ennuyer/agacer (pour offenser qn), blesser, offenser (arch)

idioms:

• in spite of    malgré que, en dépit de
• in spite of oneself    malgré soi

Deutsch (German)
n. - Boshaftigkeit
v. - ärgern

idioms:

• in spite of    trotz, obwohl
• in spite of oneself    wider seinen eigenen Willen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κακία, έχθρα, μνησικακία, άχτι, αγανάκτηση
v. - πειράζω, φουρκίζω, εξοργίζω

idioms:

• in spite of    παρά, σε πείσμα
• in spite of oneself    παρά την απροθυμία μου

Italiano (Italian)
malizia, astio

idioms:

• in spite of    nonostante
• in spite of oneself    proprio malgrado

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ressentimento (m)
v. - vingar-se, irritar

idioms:

• in spite of    apesar de
• in spite of oneself    sem ter a intenção de

Русский (Russian)
злоба, враждебность, делать назло, досаждать, относиться враждебно

idioms:

• in spite of    несмотря на, вопреки
• in spite of oneself    невольно

Español (Spanish)
n. - mala intención, rencor, resentimiento, malicia
v. tr. - molestar, mortificar, hacer rabiar

idioms:

• in spite of    pese a que, a despecho de
• in spite of oneself    pese a sí mismo, a pesar de sí mismo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ondska, illvilja, elakhet, agg, motvilja
v. - bemöta med illvilja, förarga, reta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恶意, 不顾, 怨恨, 故意刁难, 欺侮

idioms:

• in spite of    虽然
• in spite of oneself    不由自主地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 惡意, 不顧, 怨恨
v. tr. - 故意刁難, 欺侮

idioms:

• in spite of    雖然
• in spite of oneself    不由自主地

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 심술, 원한, 앙심
v. tr. - ~에 심술부리다, 괴롭히다, 화나게 하다

idioms:

• in spite of    ~에도 불구하고, ~을 무릅쓰고
• in spite of oneself    저도 모르게, 무심코, 자기 의사와 반대로

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 悪意, 意地悪, 恨み
v. - 意地悪をする

idioms:

• in spite of    …にもかかわらず, ものともせず
• in spite of oneself    我知らず, 思わず

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضغينه, نكايه, سوء نيه (فعل) أغاضه عمدا, أحنقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רוע-לב, טינה, איבה‬
v. tr. - ‮הכעיס, הרגיז במתכוון‬

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