spite

UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/

Traductions

spitenoun
spites
множ.
Her actions were driven by spite.
Её действия были продиктованы злобой.
spiteverb
spited
Прошедшее простое время
spited
Причастие прошедшего времени
spiting
Герундий
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
He did it just to spite his brother.
Он сделал это только чтобы досадить своему брату.
Traductions supplémentaires
spiteadjective
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "spite fence") to denote malicious intent; generally not gradable.

Définitions

spitenoun
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
To deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend someone.
She refused to attend the party just to spite her ex-boyfriend.
spiteadjective
(attributive) Motivated by malice or intended to offend; malicious.
They erected a spite fence to annoy their neighbors.