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   Spite

   /spīt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone: "he'd think I was saying it out of spite"
   • ▪ an instance of a desire to hurt; a grudge: "it seemed as if the wind had a spite at her"

   verb

   • 1. deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone): "he put the house up for sale to spite his family"

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French despit ‘contempt’, despiter ‘show contempt for’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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