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spite English

Meaning spite meaning

What does spite mean?
Definitions in simple English

spite

Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to annoy, harass, irritate, or thwart; a desire to harass, injure or vex; petty malice; grudge; rancor. They were so filled with spite for their coach that they lost most of their matches.

spite

To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart. He soon married again, to spite his ex-wife. To fill with spite; to offend; to harass. After calling a foul on one of the players, the referee was spited by him.

spite

Notwithstanding; despite.

spite

(= malice) feeling a need to see others suffer (= cattiness) malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty (= hurt, bruise) hurt the feelings of She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests This remark really bruised my ego

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Simple sentences

She went to school in spite of the pain in her leg.
Tom doesn't want to learn Czech in spite of the fact that he has some relatives in Czechia.
We played golf in spite of the rain.
The children went to school in spite of the rain.
In spite of the rain, the game was not cancelled.
In spite of the rain, I went out.
In spite of the heavy rain, he decided to go out.
In spite of their various differences, Joan and Ann are friends.
He never says thanks in spite of all that I've done for him.
In spite of these dangers, mountaineering is very popular.
In spite of the language difficulty, we soon became friends.
In spite of the heavy rain, he visited his friend in hospital.
The judge laughed in spite of himself.
My sister married him in spite of our objections.
My uncle kept on drinking in spite of his doctor's advice.
He went out in spite of the rain.
They made up their minds to go by car in spite of bad weather.
Mary kept on working in spite of her illness.
We went out in spite of the rain.
I am happy in spite of poverty.
I went out in spite of the rain.
In spite of our congratulations, he frowned and turned away.

Movie subtitles

They decide without hesitation and in spite of the danger to descend into the interior of the great crater in which they disappear one-by-one whilst the snowstorm is still raging.
I am not God, and cannot be the Devil either, but with spite I do pronounce your name!
I am not God, nor the Devil either, but with spite I pronounce your name!
You know well that I could not stop loving you in spite of my marriage.
To spite him!
My dear Nana, I am pleased to say. that I am feeling almost well again in spite of the way in which I miss.
In spite of the immense hardships involved, - the regulararmy was formed under enemy fire.
In spite of everything.
We're behind the lines, but we know how to honour the soldier. who goes on in spite of blood and death.
All depends what you want it for, ma'am he wants it for spite.
You know, he's really just a little boy in spite of his man-of-the-world exterior.
In spite of the fact that all men are males. there is no feeling so secure as having a good, reliable husband.
Nobody's going to cut off their nose to spite their face, naming names in this.
Marguerite won't see the baron, or any other man who might help her in spite of all my motherly advice.
In spite of that, you left home without any explanation at the age of 16.
If you're innocent, as you claim, in spite of being seen near the victim's dressing room and clearly being sought after, why didn't you go to the authorities on your own?
Why, I think I'd almost marry you to spite that double-crossing crook.
In spite of all that, you still insist that Huxley's theory is authentic?
I'm going to stay now, in spite of your petty jealousy.
Don't worry, Mrs. Garrett, don't worry. Nobody's going to cut off their nose to spite their face, naming names in this.
His last remark proves the district attorney hasn't lost his humor, in spite of the fact that his attempt to establish the presence of the defendants at the lynching has either failed or been ridiculed by the defense.
You can't build a life on hate, or a marriage on spite.
When he and the natives had finished building Shangri-La he was 108 years old and still very active in spite of having only one leg.
You're just nursing a spite.
You're looking at the doctor in spite of himself!
In spite of your victories you can't shut out every decent impulse and survive.
You start playing, they'll come down in spite of it.
We have no choice but to make progress in spite of them.
I am going to make a man of Lem Tustine in spite of you!
EVEN THE DOORS WERE LOCKED, BUT IN SPITE OF THAT, HE GOT AWAY AGAIN.
And, in spite of the cost, I'm willing to hire someone to help you.
In spite of myself. I marked all the 9s with my fingernail. and I was soon fired.
I'm takin' 'em through in spite of you, Kent, or anybody else.
In spite of you and me and the world going to pieces, I love you.
If I poach, it's not out of spite.
Well, in spite of everything, if I ever do, there's only one man I'd work for.
Well, I made a funny discovery. In spite of the fact somebody's up from the bottom he can still be a heel.

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In spite of this, Abdullah may not be able to shape the future, because he seems doomed to lose any showdown with Naif's forces.
So an economy's dynamism depends on enough people daring to act in spite of how little they know.

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