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spite
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
spites
pl
Translations
Her actions were driven by spite.
Её действия были продиктованы злобой.
Additional translations
Definitions
She spread rumors about him out of pure spite.
He mailed the invitation back unopened as a spite.
His little spites against the new manager only made the situation worse.
Synonyms
spited
Past Simple
spited
Past Participle
spiting
Gerund
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
Translations
He did it just to spite his brother.
Он сделал это только чтобы досадить своему брату.
Additional translations
Definitions
She refused to attend the party just to spite her ex-boyfriend.
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "spite fence") to denote malicious intent; generally not gradable.
Definitions
They erected a spite fence to annoy their neighbors.