spiteful

Meanings

• adjective

  Feeling or showing a desire to harm or hurt someone out of spite, in response to a perceived slight or injury.

  - "His spiteful comments only fueled her anger."
  - "The spiteful neighbor refused to help when the tree fell on her property."

• verb

  Causing pain or suffering intentionally to someone out of spite.

  - "He spitefully threw the empty water bottle at her."
  - "She spitefully withheld information to make her ex-husband look foolish."

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Synonyms

malicious , malignant

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with spiteful
miteful , rightful , piteful , fightful

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Variants

List of all variants of spiteful that leads to same result
spiteful , spitefuller , spitefullest , spitefully , spitefulness , spitefulnesses

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Etymology

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From Middle English spiten, spiten 'to hate, despise, hateful, detestable', from Old English spitan 'to prick, pierce, spit, bite, hate'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'spite fence' refers to a fence built between two neighbors for the purpose of annoying each other.

2. In some cultures, it is considered impolite to be spiteful or to show contempt towards others.

3. The word spiteful is related to the word spite, which means to spit or to throw something at someone in anger.

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Related Concepts

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1. malice: The intention to cause harm or pain to someone, often out of spite.

2. vengeance: The desire for revenge or retribution, often driven by feelings of spite.

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Culture

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In literature, the spiteful character is often portrayed as a villain or antagonist, such as Iago in Shakespeare's Othello. In art, the theme of spitefulness can be seen in the works of Frida Kahlo and Edvard Munch. In music, the term 'spite song' refers to a song written to intentionally hurt or insult someone.

How to Memorize "spiteful"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person making a face of disdain or contempt, or imagine a sharp object like a needle or a thorn, to remember the meaning of spiteful.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of anger, resentment, or desire to harm someone, to remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sour Puss' to remember the meaning of spiteful, as a 'puss' is a term for a person who looks displeased or contemptuous.

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