Webster's English Dictionary

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spite

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  1. malice                
 
1. spite \'spi-t\ n [ME, short for despite] 1: petty ill will or hatred 
   with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thw art 2: an instance of spite 
   : GRUDGE  : in defiance or contempt of : NOTWITHSTANDING  - in spite of 
2. spite vt 1: to treat maliciously (as by shaming or thwarting)  2a: to 
   fill with spite  2b: ANNOY