spite
gb/spˈaɪt/ us/spˈaɪt/
B2
الإنجليزية
~ 2900
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
B2
state
1
Desire to harm or upset
A bad feeling that makes you want to hurt or upset someone because you are angry at them.
نمط الاستخدام:
in spite toward [someone]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'spite' with 'despite'. 'Spite' is about a bad feeling toward someone; 'despite' means 'although'.
المرادفات
malice (A more formal term for the desire to harm others, often used in legal or serious contexts.)
|
vindictiveness (Stronger and more sustained desire for revenge than 'spite'.)
الأضداد
goodwill (A friendly or kindly feeling toward others, opposite of wanting to harm them.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
out of spite
|in spite
|pure spite
|spite and malice
الموضوعات
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- She refused to invite him out of spite.
- He broke her favorite mug just to spite her.
- The decision seemed motivated more by spite than by reason.
- They continued the argument purely out of spite.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- She didn’t talk to him out of spite.
- He said mean words out of spite.
- She made the choice from spite.
- He acted from spite, not need.
فعل
B2
action
2
Deliberately hurt or annoy
To do something to hurt or upset someone because you are angry at them.
نمط الاستخدام:
to spite [someone]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'spite' as a verb with 'despise', which means 'to strongly dislike'. They are different.
المرادفات
provoke (Focuses on causing a reaction, not necessarily from resentment.)
|
offend (Focuses on causing emotional hurt, not always intentional out of resentment.)
الأضداد
please (To make someone happy or satisfied, opposite of hurting them intentionally.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
spite someone
|spite her/him/them
|spite the boss
الموضوعات
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- He spread the rumor just to spite his coworker.
- She wore the dress he hated to spite him.
- They refused to help purely to spite their rivals.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He did it to spite her.
- She said it to spite him.
- They ignored me to spite me.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
spite
IPA
GB/spˈaɪt/
US/spˈaɪt/
المقاطع والنبر
spite (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (spite)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: spite
- Plural: spite
Verb
- Base: spite
- 3rd Person Singular: spites
- Present Participle: spiting
- Past: spited
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
spites
verb
spiting
verb
spited
verb
Core family
spiteful
adjective
spitefully
adverb
Related words
spitefulness
noun
despite
preposition B1
التعبيرات
cut off your nose to spite your face
1/kˈʌt ˈɔf jˈʊɹ nˈoʊz tə spˈaɪt jˈʊɹ fˈeɪs/
idiom
informal
Hurt yourself trying to hurt others
To do something that harms you because you are angry and want to hurt someone else.
أمثلة
- Quitting your job without another one lined up is like cutting off your nose to spite your face.
- Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face just because you’re mad at him.
in spite of
1/ˈɪn spˈaɪt əv/
fixed phrase
Without being affected by
Even though something might stop you, it does not.
أمثلة
- In spite of the rain, they went for a walk.
- She succeeded in spite of many difficulties.