Spite (sentiment) definition

Spite (sentiment)

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WordNet

(1) Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

(2) Feeling a need to see others suffer

(3) Hurt the feelings of

"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"

"This remark really bruised me ego"

WiktionaryText

Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a desire to vex or injure; petty malice; grudge; rancor.

He was so filled with spite for his ex-wife, he could not hold down a job.
Vexation; chagrin; mortification.

To be angry at; to hate.
To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.

She soon married again, to spite her ex-husband."
To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.