spite
gb/spˈaɪt/ us/spˈaɪt/
B2
انگریزی
~ 2900
معانی
0 معانی
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.
استعمال کا انداز:
in spite toward [someone]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'spite' with 'despite'. 'Spite' is about a bad feeling toward someone; 'despite' means 'although'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
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'.)
متضاد الفاظ
goodwill (A friendly or kindly feeling toward others, opposite of wanting to harm them.)
لفظی تراکیب
out of spite
|in spite
|pure spite
|spite and malice
موضوعات
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
to spite [someone]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'spite' as a verb with 'despise', which means 'to strongly dislike'. They are different.
ہم معنی الفاظ
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.)
متضاد الفاظ
please (To make someone happy or satisfied, opposite of hurting them intentionally.)
لفظی تراکیب
spite someone
|spite her/him/them
|spite the boss
موضوعات
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- He did it to spite her.
- She said it to spite him.
- They ignored me to spite me.
گرامر
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IPA
GB/spˈaɪt/
US/spˈaɪt/
ہجا بندی اور زور
spite (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (spite)
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Noun
- Base: spite
- Plural: spite
Verb
- Base: spite
- 3rd Person Singular: spites
- Present Participle: spiting
- Past: spited
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
spites
verb
spiting
verb
spited
verb
Core family
spiteful
adjective
spitefully
adverb
Related words
spitefulness
noun
despite
preposition B1
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- In spite of the rain, they went for a walk.
- She succeeded in spite of many difficulties.