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spite::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bitchiness, cattiness, nastiness, spitefulness |
| Type of | malevolence, malice, malevolency |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | malice, maliciousness, spitefulness, venom |
| Type of | malignity, malevolence |
Examples of spite
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Funes signed the law in spite of severe disruptions to transport for three days.
From the sacbee.com
On a phone call to a reporter, he sounds chipper in spite of the gloomy outcome.
From the businessweek.com
Currently, Apple is making progress with corporations almost in spite of itself.
From the businessweek.com
Oddly, almost as if in spite of itself, this extraordinary painting does cohere.
From the independent.co.uk
We of this Congress and administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves.
From the stltoday.com
He might sell shedloads in America in spite of his views, but don't count on it.
From the telegraph.co.uk
In spite of everything, Maggie has a big smile and her tail never stops wagging.
From the stltoday.com
In spite of her increasing frailty, Didion says she is comfortable living alone.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Banker bashing is a classic example of cutting off your nose to spite your face.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Hurt: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
- Malice: feeling a need to see others suffer
- Cattiness: malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
- In fair division problems, spite is a phenomenon that occurs when a player's value of an allocation decreases when one or more other players' valuation increases. ...
- The Hardcore punk rock band, Spite, was an essential musical hub in the Michigan hardcore scene. It was made up of members from other notable bands, who branched out to play an essential role in the musical community, both inside and outside the region. ...
- Spite is to intentionally annoy, hurt, or upset. Spiteful words or actions are delivered in such a way in which it's clear that the person is delivering them just to annoy, hurt, or upset. When the intent to annoy, hurt, or upset is shown subtly, behavior is considered catty.
- Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a desire to vex or injure; petty malice; grudge; rancor; Vexation; chagrin; mortification; (obsolete) To be angry at; to hate; To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart; To fill with ...
- Holding a grudge. Seeking revenge, often via passive aggression.
- Theoretical form of communication in which both the sender and receiver experience a decrease in fitness. The only known examples of this behavior occur in humans only. ...
