noun
- a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone
verb
- to deliberately hurt or annoy someone
Examples
- She broke his favorite mug out of spite.
- He acted purely out of spite after being rejected.
- In spite of the rain, we continued our hike.
- Don’t let spite consume your thoughts.
- She seemed determined to spite her former friend.
- His comments were meant to spite his critics.
- The decision appeared motivated by spite rather than logic.