Spite

//spaɪt//

Synonyms for "spite" (146 found)

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Closest matches (30)

Noun(1 words)
bitchiness

Strong matches (43)

Noun(2 words)
cattinessgrudge

Related words (73)

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Translations

120 translations across 35 languages.

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Armenian

1 entries
  • քեն noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • qərəz noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Basque

1 entries
  • despit noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • злина noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • злоба noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • проклетия noun (vexation, chagrin, mortification)
  • дразня verb (to treat maliciously)

Catalan

1 entries
  • despit noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 赌气 noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Czech

4 entries
  • nevraživost noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • zlomyslnost noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • zlost noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • zlovůle noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Danish

2 entries
  • hade verb (to be angry at; to hate)
  • mishandle verb (to treat maliciously)

Dutch

4 entries
  • ascese noun (vexation, chagrin, mortification)
  • boosaardigheid noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • droefheid noun (vexation, chagrin, mortification)
  • ergernis noun (vexation, chagrin, mortification)

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • аяр noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • spiti noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Estonian

3 entries
  • meelehärm noun (vexation, chagrin, mortification)
  • tusk noun (vexation, chagrin, mortification)
  • vahkviha noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Finnish

4 entries
  • häijyys noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • ilkeys noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • katkeruus noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • kauna noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

French

3 entries
  • dépit noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • dépit noun (vexation, chagrin, mortification)
  • rancune noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Galician

2 entries
  • rancor noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • xenreira noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

German

4 entries
  • Boshaftigkeit noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • Gehässigkeit noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • Ärgernis noun (vexation, chagrin, mortification)
  • es heimzahlen verb (to treat maliciously)

Hindi

4 entries
  • असूया noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • कीना noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • कुनह noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • ख़ार noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • rosszakarat noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • rosszindulat noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • bosszant verb (to fill with spite)

Ido

1 entries
  • despito noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Irish

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  • aicis noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Italian

4 entries
  • dispetto noun (vexation, chagrin, mortification)
  • malevolenza noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • rancore noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • ripicca noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Macedonian

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  • зло́ба noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • про́клетство noun (vexation, chagrin, mortification)

Malay

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  • dendam noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Māori

3 entries
  • hūneinei noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • hūneinei noun (vexation, chagrin, mortification)
  • kaikino noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Persian

2 entries
  • زلیفن noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • کینه noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Trots noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Polish

4 entries
  • niechęć noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • przekora noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • przekorność noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • uraza noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • desprezo noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • rancor noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • desprezar verb (to be angry at; to hate)
  • provocar verb (to treat maliciously)

Romanian

4 entries
  • ciudă noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • dispreț noun (vexation, chagrin, mortification)
  • ranchiună noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • răutate noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Russian

4 entries
  • враждебность noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • злость noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • недоброжелательность noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • злить verb (to fill with spite)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • असूया noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Spanish

4 entries
  • despecho noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • malicia noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • ojeriza noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • rencor noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Swedish

1 entries
  • illvilja noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Turkish

2 entries
  • garez noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
  • kin noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • злість noun (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday.

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We played golf in spite of the rain.

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He went out in spite of the rain.

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He started in spite of the rain.

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