1. noun /spaɪt/
a) Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a desire to vex or injure; petty malice; grudge; rancor.
He was so filled with spite for his ex-wife, he could not hold down a job.
2. verb /spaɪt/
She soon married again, to spite her ex-husband."
b) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
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