spite
nounmasculine/dɨʃˈpɐjtu/medium
des·pei·to
Definition
A feeling of resentment, bitterness, or malice arising from a perceived insult, humiliation, or frustration.
He did it out of spite, just to hurt his former friend.
She harbored a deep spite for the way she had been treated.
Common collocations
out of spitefull of spitedo something in spitespiteful act
Idiomatic expressions
- To cut off one's nose to spite one's face. (To harm oneself in the process of trying to harm another.)
Etymology
Do latim 'despectus' (desprezo), de 'despicere' (desprezar).