spite
gb/spˈaɪt/ us/spˈaɪt/
B2
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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.
Padrão de uso:
in spite toward [someone]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'spite' with 'despite'. 'Spite' is about a bad feeling toward someone; 'despite' means 'although'.
Sinónimos
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'.)
Antónimos
goodwill (A friendly or kindly feeling toward others, opposite of wanting to harm them.)
Colocações
out of spite
|in spite
|pure spite
|spite and malice
Temas
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- 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.
Verbo
B2
action
2
Deliberately hurt or annoy
To do something to hurt or upset someone because you are angry at them.
Padrão de uso:
to spite [someone]
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse 'spite' as a verb with 'despise', which means 'to strongly dislike'. They are different.
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
please (To make someone happy or satisfied, opposite of hurting them intentionally.)
Colocações
spite someone
|spite her/him/them
|spite the boss
Temas
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- He did it to spite her.
- She said it to spite him.
- They ignored me to spite me.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
spite
IPA
GB/spˈaɪt/
US/spˈaɪt/
Sílabas e acento
spite (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (spite)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: spite
- Plural: spite
Verb
- Base: spite
- 3rd Person Singular: spites
- Present Participle: spiting
- Past: spited
Família de palavras
Forms
spites
verb
spiting
verb
spited
verb
Core family
spiteful
adjective
spitefully
adverb
Related words
spitefulness
noun
despite
preposition B1
Expressões
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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- In spite of the rain, they went for a walk.
- She succeeded in spite of many difficulties.