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spite

/spaɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

Spite means: hurt the feelings of.

Synonyms for spite25

noun, as in feeling a need to see others suffer

malice, maliciousness, spitefulness, venom

noun, as in malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

cattiness, bitchiness, spitefulness, nastiness

verb, as in hurt the feelings of

hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend

also used for spite

grudge, rancor, hate on, malign, affront, insult, misbid, abuse, burn, carry, cut down, disrespect, dis

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What does spite mean?3

verb

1

hurt the feelings of“She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”

noun

1

feeling a need to see others suffer

2

malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with spite?47

three syllables

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All 47 rhymes for spite, grouped by syllable

Spite in a sentence

  • In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday.al_ex_an_der
  • In spite of our congratulations, he frowned and turned away.unknown
  • In spite of the sunny weather, the air was rather chilly.CK
  • In spite of the heavy traffic, we arrived on time.CK
  • I admire him, in spite of his faults.CM
  • In spite of the rain, the game was not cancelled.jakov
  • When he saw the joke, he laughed in spite of himself.unknown
  • In spite of the heavy rain, he decided to go out.CK

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Forms of spite

as a noun

plural
spites

as a verb

past tense
spited
present participle
spiting
third-person singular
spites
past participle
spited