spite
gb/spˈaɪt/ us/spˈaɪt/
B2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2900
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
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.
వాడుక నమూనా:
in spite toward [someone]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'spite' with 'despite'. 'Spite' is about a bad feeling toward someone; 'despite' means 'although'.
పర్యాయపదాలు
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'.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
goodwill (A friendly or kindly feeling toward others, opposite of wanting to harm them.)
పదకలయికలు
out of spite
|in spite
|pure spite
|spite and malice
విషయాలు
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
క్రియ
B2
action
2
Deliberately hurt or annoy
To do something to hurt or upset someone because you are angry at them.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to spite [someone]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'spite' as a verb with 'despise', which means 'to strongly dislike'. They are different.
పర్యాయపదాలు
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.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
please (To make someone happy or satisfied, opposite of hurting them intentionally.)
పదకలయికలు
spite someone
|spite her/him/them
|spite the boss
విషయాలు
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He did it to spite her.
- She said it to spite him.
- They ignored me to spite me.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
spite
IPA
GB/spˈaɪt/
US/spˈaɪt/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
spite (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (spite)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: spite
- Plural: spite
Verb
- Base: spite
- 3rd Person Singular: spites
- Present Participle: spiting
- Past: spited
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
spites
verb
spiting
verb
spited
verb
Core family
spiteful
adjective
spitefully
adverb
Related words
spitefulness
noun
despite
preposition B1
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- In spite of the rain, they went for a walk.
- She succeeded in spite of many difficulties.