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spite·ful

(spīt′fəl)
adj.
Filled with, prompted by, or showing spite; malicious.
spite′ful·ly adv.
spite′ful·ness n.
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spiteful

(ˈspaɪtfʊl)
adj
full of or motivated by spite; vindictive
ˈspitefully adv
ˈspitefulness n
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spite•ful

(ˈspaɪt fəl)

adj.
full of spite or malice; malicious.
[1400–50]
spite′ful•ly, adv.
spite′ful•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:spiteful - showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt]spiteful - showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"
malicious - having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
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spiteful

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spiteful

adjective
1. Characterized by intense ill will or spite:
Slang: bitchy.
2. Disposed to seek revenge:
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Translations
حَقُود ضاغِن، حَقود
zlomyslný
ondskabsfuld
ilkeä
pakostan
illgjarn
意地の悪い
악의적인
retsam
ซึ่งมีเจตนาร้าย
kinci nisbetçi
hằn học

spiteful

[ˈspaɪtfʊl] ADJ [person] (= resentful) → rencoroso ; (= malicious) → malicioso ; [action] → malintencionado
to be spiteful to sb → tratar a algn con rencor, ser rencoroso con algn
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spiteful

[ˈspaɪtfʊl] adj [person] → malveillant(e); [gossip, remark] → méchant(e)
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spiteful

adj → boshaft, gemein ; (= gloating also) → schadenfroh, gehässig
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spiteful

[ˈspaɪtfʊl] adj (person, behaviour) → dispettoso/a; (tongue, remark) → maligno/a, velenoso/a
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spite

(spait) noun
ill-will or desire to hurt or offend. She neglected to give him the message out of spite. nyd حِقْد، ضَغينَه злоба despeito zášť die Boshaftigkeit ondskab μοχθηρία, κακία rencor kius دشمني؛ كينه pahansuopuus rancune זדון द्वेष-विद्वेष, मनमुटाव, गांठ, मल दुर्भाव zloba, prkos rosszakarat itikad buruk illgirni dispetto; rancore 悪意 악의 pikta valia, pyktis spīts rasa busuk hati kwaadaardigheid ondskap, smålighet złośliwość كينه، رخه despeito ranchiună злоба závisť, nevraživosť, priek škodoželjnost inat ondska, illvilja เจตนาร้าย kin, garaz 惡意 злість, злоба بغض، بدخواہی mối hận thù, sự giận 恶意
verb
to annoy, offend or frustrate, because of spite. He only did that to spite me! krenk يُغيظ، يُزْعِج дразня irritar (roz)zlobit ärgern ærgre ενοχλώ, προσβάλλω κπ. από κακία fastidiar kiusama اذيت كردن ärsyttää contrarier להכעיס परेशान करना, तंग करना, का विरोध करना prkositi, srditi bosszant menyinggung perasaan ergja fare un dispetto, contrariare 意地悪する 괴롭히다 (į)pykinti iespītēt menyakitkan hati pesten ergre, sjikanere robić na złość ځورول desfeitear a con­tra­ria делать назло (na)hnevať kljubovati napakostiti förarga, reta มุ่งร้าย hıncını almak, nisbet yapmak 刁難 досаждати, робити на зло نقصان پہنچانا، تنگ کرنا chọc tức, chọc giận 刁难
ˈspiteful adjective
a spiteful remark/person; You're being very spiteful. nydig ضاغِن، حَقود злобен rancoroso zlomyslný boshaft ondskabsfuld μοχθηρός, μνησίκακος rencoroso kiuslik, pahatahtlik pahansuopa rancunier זדוני विद्वेषी, विद्वेषपूर्ण zloban, pakostan rosszindulatú penuh kedengkian illgjarn dispettoso 悪意のある 악의적인 piktavališkas spītīgs; ļauns; atriebīgs busuk hati hatelijk ondsinnet, hatsk, smålig złośliwy كينه ساتونكي rancoroso ranchiunos злобный zlomyseľný zloben, kljubovalen pakostan ondskefull, illvillig ที่มีเจตนาร้าย kinci, nisbetçi 懷恨的, 惡意的 злобний بدخواہ hằn học, đầy thù hận 怀恨的,恶意的
ˈspitefully adverb
nydig بِضَغينَه، بِحِقْد злобно com rancor zlomyslně boshaft ondskabsfuldt μοχθηρά, μνησίκακα con rencor kiuslikult pahansuovasti par rancune בזדון विद्वेषतापूर्वक zlobno, prkosno rosszindulatúan dengan kedengkian með illgirni con rancore 悪意をもって 악의적으로 iš piktumo, piktavališkai spītīgi dengan busuk hati hatelijk ondsinnet, hatsk, smålig złośliwie په كيني سره com rancor cu răutate злобно zlomyseľne zlobno, kljubovalno pakosno ondskefullt, illvilligt อย่างมีเจตนาร้าย haince, düşmanca 惡狠狠地 злобно بدخواہی سے hằn học, đầy thù hận 恶狠狠地
ˈspitefulness noun
nydigheid ضَغينَه، حِقْد злоба rancor zlomyslnost die Boshaftigkeit ondskabsfuldhed μοχθηρία, μνησικακία rencor kiuslikkus pahansuopuus rancune זדון विद्वेषता zloba, prkos rosszindulat(úság) kedengkian illgirni rancore 悪意 악의적임 piktavališkumas spītīgums kebusukan hati hatelijkheid ondskapsfullhet, smålighet złośliwość له كينه ډك rancor ranchiună злобность zlomyseľnosť kljubovalnost pakost ondskefullhet, illvillighet เจตนาร้าย kindarlık 充滿惡意,懷恨在心 злобність عداوت sự hằn học, sự đầy thù hận 怀恨
in spite of
1. taking no notice of. He went in spite of his father's orders. ten spyte van على الرَّغم مِن، مُتَجاهِلا напук apesar de navzdory ungeachtet på trods af παρά a pesar de, pese a trotsides بي توجه به huolimatta malgré לַמרוֹת הַכּוֹל के होते हुए भी usprkos vminek ellenére tanpa mempedulikan þrátt fyrir nonostante, malgrado 〜を無視して (~)에도 불구하고 nepaisant par spīti; neskatoties uz meskipun ondanks på tross av wbrew بی پامه apesar de în ciuda вопреки napriek čomu navkljub uprkos trots ทั้งที่ ...-e rağmen 不管,不顧 незважаючи на, всупереч باوجود یکہ không đếm xỉa tới 不管,不顾
2. although something has or had happened, is or was a fact etc. In spite of all the rain that had fallen, the ground was still pretty dry. ondanks مع كُلِّ ما، بالرَّغْم مِن въпреки apesar de přes trotz til trods for παρά, μολονότι a pesar de, pese a hoolimata با وجود huolimatta malgré למרות के बावजूद usprkos vminek ellenére walaupun þrátt fyrir nonostante, malgrado 〜にもかかわらず (~)을 무릅쓰고 nepaisant neskatoties uz walaupun ondanks til tross for, trass i pomimo سره له دي apesar de cu toate acestea несмотря на napriek čomu kljub iako trots แม้ว่า ...-e rağmen 儘管 незважаючи на ہر چند کہ mặc dù, bất chấp 尽管
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spiteful

→ حَقُود zlomyslný ondskabsfuld boshaft κακεντρεχής rencoroso ilkeä rancunier pakostan maligno 意地の悪い 악의적인 hatelijk ondskapsfull złośliwy maldoso злобный retsam ซึ่งมีเจตนาร้าย kinci hằn học 怀恨的
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I like to look at you," she said, speaking with a spiteful relish of her own cruel words.
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Some cling to you in woebegone misery; others come back fiercely and weirdly, like ghouls bent upon sucking your strength away; others, again, have a catastrophic splendour; some are unvenerated recollections, as of spiteful wild-cats clawing at your agonized vitals; others are severe, like a visitation; and one or two rise up draped and mysterious, with an aspect of ominous menace.
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The selfishness of a mean and crafty man--the selfishness of an ambitious and silly woman the selfishness of a spiteful and loveless child all tend one way, from bad to worse!
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When he opened the ballroom door Pierre saw Natasha sitting at the window, with a thin, pale, and spiteful face.
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