spite
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spite/spʌɪt/
▶noun a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend. ▶verb deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend.
– phrases
in spite of without being affected by the particular factor mentioned.
in spite of oneself although one did not want or expect to do so.
in spite of without being affected by the particular factor mentioned.
in spite of oneself although one did not want or expect to do so.
– origin ME: shortening of OFr. despit ‘contempt’, despiter ‘show contempt for’.
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