spite

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice
2. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) Vexation; chagrin; mortification.

Verb

1. (transitive) To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To be angry at; to hate.
3. (transitive) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.

Prep

Notwithstanding; despite.

Conceptes

despit

rancor

ressentiment

odi

ofendre

amargor

malícia

tírria

animositat

insídia

nafrar

puteria

danyar

malignitat

ferir

fer mal

Sinònims

malice

hatred

grudge

animosity

envy

anger

💢

rancour

spitefulness

enmity

malevolence

jealousy

harm

ill will

ill-will

resentment

evil

rancor

hostility

injury

venom

spleen

stubbornness

offend

nastiness

maliciousness

feud

wound

look upon with hatred

viciousness

evil intention

rage

😡

tease

malignancy

gall

obstinacy

annoy

cattiness

irritate

bruise

injure

bitterness

fury

hurt

acrimony

bitchiness

ill-feeling

pique

deviltry

devilry

bile

Traduccions

dispetto

rencor

rancore

έχθρα

despecho

dépit

kin

rancune

trots

Bosheit

malizia

garez

πείσμα

nonostante

wrevel

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/spaɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: spit

Cognat amb neerlandès: spijt

Cognat amb alemany: Spiet

In summary

From Middle English spit, a shortening of despit (whence despite), from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectum (“looking down on”), from Latin dēspiciō (“to look down, despise”). Compare also Dutch spijt and German Spiet.