spite

[US]/spaɪt/
[UK]/spaɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. malice; resentment
vt. to annoy or anger; to treat with spite

Phrases & Collocations

spiteful

to spite someone

out of spite

spiteful remark

spiteful behavior

in spite of

in spite

Example Sentences

force a laugh in spite of pain.

he was suddenly cold in spite of the sun.

He did it just to spite her.

They kept going in spite of their fears.

I went out in spite of the rain.

They went on with their basketball match in spite of the rain.

The boy has a spite against me.

We weather along in spite of the storm.

In spite of the rain he was insistent on going out.

in spite of falling natality, the population as a whole went up.

By jingo, I'm leaving here in spite of the blizzard.

it seemed as if the wind had a spite at her.

he put the house up for sale to spite his family.

Oliver smiled in spite of himself.

they were firm friends in spite of temperamental differences.

I like her in spite of her failings.

He would go in spite of our warnings.

We admire him for his continuance of work in spite of illness.

In spite of the mist the sailors could trace the outline of an island.

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