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Meanings of spite in English

Portuguese
maldade
Catalan
despit

Feeling a need to see others suffer.

        maldade
        Catalan
        rancor
        Spanish
        rencor

        Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty.

              rancor
              Portuguese
              ofender
              Catalan
              ferir
              Spanish
              ofender

              Hurt the feelings of.

                    ofender
                    Usage of spite in English
                    1
                    Yet in spite of this great change, the species remained essentially human.
                    Last and First Men
                    2
                    In spite of the improvement, however, salmon stocks remain under immediate threat.
                    The Irish Times
                    3
                    The air was dusky; the cold, in spite of the fire, intolerable.
                    A Mountain Woman
                    4
                    Her aunt scolded in vain; in spite of the remarks of Mlle.
                    Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
                    5
                    However, are you resisting change out of principle or out of spite?
                    Ebony
                    6
                    The thing is inevitable; it will be done in spite of you.
                    Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle
                    7
                    Her weariness sounded in her voice; it quivered in spite of her.
                    The Bars of Iron
                    8
                    She'd have gone in spite of it; in spite of you all.
                    Verner's Pride
                    9
                    I always saw the stuff that was in you in spite-inspite.
                    The Bride of the Nile — Volume 07
                    10
                    However disease progression may still occur in spite of control of inflammation.
                    Pubmed
                    11
                    He loses himself in the chapparal paths in spite of the spies.
                    The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico
                    12
                    Game Workers Unite has seen some success in spite of those obstacles.
                    The Guardian
                    13
                    Everyone's desire was to continue working and consuming in spite of everything.
                    The Guardian
                    14
                    In spite of its limitations, it was the actual abolition of slavery.
                    The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 1: 1832-1843
                    15
                    The gunslinger needed to know things, in spite of the risk .
                    The gunslinger
                    16
                    In spite of the sunshine the walk through the battle-field was depressing.
                    The Red Acorn
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                    Translations for spite
                    Spite through the time
                    Spite across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    Canada
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Less common
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