spite

UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
spitesubstantiv
spites
Pl.
Übersetzungen
Her actions were driven by spite.
Её действия были продиктованы злобой.
Definitionen
A desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone.
She spread rumors about him out of pure spite.
A small or petty act of malice; an instance of spiteful behavior.
He mailed the invitation back unopened as a spite.
A petty act of malice, especially one intended to hurt or annoy.
His little spites against the new manager only made the situation worse.
spiteverb
spited
Präteritum
spited
Partizip Perfekt
spiting
Gerundium
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
Übersetzungen
He did it just to spite his brother.
Он сделал это только чтобы досадить своему брату.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
To deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend someone.
She refused to attend the party just to spite her ex-boyfriend.
spiteadjektiv
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "spite fence") to denote malicious intent; generally not gradable.
Definitionen
(attributive) Motivated by malice or intended to offend; malicious.
They erected a spite fence to annoy their neighbors.