spite

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/spaɪt/
Etymologie (Englisch)

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.

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