Noun: spite spIt
- The desire to cause harm or suffering to others
"The spite of his pranks went beyond simple mischief";
- malice, maliciousness, spitefulness, venom
- Malevolence by virtue of being malicious, spiteful or nasty
"The spite in her remarks about her coworker's outfit was obvious to everyone";
- cattiness, bitchiness [informal], spitefulness, nastiness
- Cause (somebody) emotional pain or offence
"He spited his ex-girlfriend by dating her best friend";
- hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend
Derived forms: spiting, spites, spited
Type of: arouse, elicit, enkindle [literary], evoke, kindle, malevolence, malevolency, malice, malignity, provoke, raise
Encyclopedia: Spite