spite

  1. Noun.  Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a desire to vex or injure; petty malice; grudge; rancor.
  2. Noun.  Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) (obsolete) To be angry at; to hate.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.

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