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spite

UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/

Traduzioni

spitenoun
spites
pl
Her actions were driven by spite.
Её действия были продиктованы злобой.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
недоброжелательность
враждебность
злость
Sinonimi
malice
resentment
animosity
ill will
hostility
spiteverb
spited
Past Simple
spited
Past Participle
spiting
Gerund
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
He did it just to spite his brother.
Он сделал это только чтобы досадить своему брату.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
напакостить
Sinonimi
annoy
hurt
offend
vex
irritate
spiteadjective
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "spite fence") to denote malicious intent; generally not gradable.

Definizioni

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.
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