spite
gb/spˈaɪt/ us/spˈaɪt/
B2
Anglais
~ 2900
rosszindulat, csak azért tesz valamit, hogy bosszantson valakit
NOM
B2
1
rosszindulat
B2
Schéma d’usage :
in spite toward [someone]
She refused to invite him out of spite.
Csak rosszindulatból nem hívta meg.
He broke her favorite mug just to spite her.
Csak azért törte össze a kedvenc bögréjét, hogy bosszantsa.
The decision seemed motivated more by spite than by reason.
They continued the argument purely out of spite.
Exemples pédagogiques
She didn’t talk to him out of spite.
Rosszindulatból nem beszélt vele.
He said mean words out of spite.
Csak rosszindulatból mondott csúnya dolgokat.
She made the choice from spite.
He acted from spite, not need.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'spite' with 'despite'. 'Spite' is about a bad feeling toward someone; 'despite' means 'although'.
Sens
Desire to harm or upset
Collocations
out of spite
|in spite
|pure spite
|spite and malice
Synonymes
malice (A more formal term for the desire to harm others, often used in legal or serious contexts.)
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vindictiveness (Stronger and more sustained desire for revenge than 'spite'.)
Antonymes
goodwill (A friendly or kindly feeling toward others, opposite of wanting to harm them.)
Thèmes
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A bad feeling that makes you want to hurt or upset someone because you are angry at them.
A feeling of anger or resentment that makes someone want to hurt, upset, or annoy another person, even when there is no real benefit to themselves.
VERBE
B2
2
Schéma d’usage :
to spite [someone]
He spread the rumor just to spite his coworker.
Csak azért terjesztette a pletykát, hogy bosszantsa a munkatársát.
She wore the dress he hated to spite him.
Csak azért vette fel azt a ruhát, amit a férfi utált, hogy bosszantsa.
They refused to help purely to spite their rivals.
Exemples pédagogiques
He did it to spite her.
Azért tette, hogy bosszantsa.
She said it to spite him.
Azért mondta, hogy bosszantsa.
They ignored me to spite me.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse 'spite' as a verb with 'despise', which means 'to strongly dislike'. They are different.
Sens
Deliberately hurt or annoy
Collocations
spite someone
|spite her/him/them
|spite the boss
Synonymes
provoke (Focuses on causing a reaction, not necessarily from resentment.)
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offend (Focuses on causing emotional hurt, not always intentional out of resentment.)
Antonymes
please (To make someone happy or satisfied, opposite of hurting them intentionally.)
Thèmes
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Définition
To do something to hurt or upset someone because you are angry at them.
To deliberately hurt, offend, or annoy someone because you are angry or resentful toward them, even when it brings no advantage to yourself.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
spite
API
GB/spˈaɪt/
US/spˈaɪt/
Syllabes et accentuation
spite (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (spite)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: spite
- Plural: spite
Verb
- Base: spite
- 3rd Person Singular: spites
- Present Participle: spiting
- Past: spited
Famille de mots
Forms
spites
verb
spiting
verb
spited
verb
Core family
spiteful
adjective
spitefully
adverb
Related words
spitefulness
noun
despite
preposition B1
Expressions
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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- In spite of the rain, they went for a walk.
- She succeeded in spite of many difficulties.