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Definition spite in British English

spite noun

[uncountable] noun
/spaɪt/
1

a feeling of wanting to upset someone or cause problems for them, especially because you think something is unfair

Example

a candidate motivated by political spite

Example

She refused out of spite.

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Definition spite in British English