spite

About 24.39 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice.

   He was so filled with spite for his ex-wife, his brother was afraid of what he might do.

2. noun Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
3. verb To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.

   She soon married again, to spite her ex-husband.

4. verb To be angry at; to hate.
5. verb To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
6. preposition Notwithstanding; despite.

Similar words

spitefulness maliciousness malice offend nastiness hurt cattiness injure bitchiness wound

Often followed by

of and against the or

Word family

spited spites spiting