In+spite+of

  • 41spite — 1. noun he said it out of spite Syn: malice, malevolence, ill will, vindictiveness, meanness, nastiness; informal bitchiness, cattiness Ant: kindness 2. verb he did it to spite me Syn: upset, hurt …

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  • 42spite — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, short for despite Date: 14th century 1. petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart 2. an instance of spite Synonyms: see malice II. transitive verb (spited; spiting) …

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  • 43Spite Marriage — Infobox Film name = Spite Marriage image size = caption = Theatrical Poster director = Edward Sedgwick Buster Keaton producer = Buster Keaton Edward Sedgwick writer = Story: Lew Lipton Titles: Robert E. Hopkins narrator = starring = Buster Keaton …

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  • 44spite — [13] Spite was adapted from Old French despit ‘scorn, ill will’, which was also borrowed intact as despite [13]. This came from Latin dēspectus, the past participle of dēspicere ‘look down on’ (source of English despise [13]), which was a… …

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  • 45spite — noun a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend. verb deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend. Phrases in spite of without being affected by the particular factor mentioned. in spite of oneself although one did not want or expect to do so. Origin ME:… …

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  • 46spite — [13] Spite was adapted from Old French despit ‘scorn, ill will’, which was also borrowed intact as despite [13]. This came from Latin dēspectus, the past participle of dēspicere ‘look down on’ (source of English despise [13]), which was a… …

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  • 47spite of — preposition : in spite of exert your freedom, spite of the world C.W.Hendel …

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  • 48spite — See: CUT OFF ONE S NOSE TO SPITE ONE S FACE …

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  • 49spite — See: CUT OFF ONE S NOSE TO SPITE ONE S FACE …

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  • 50spite — Synonyms and related words: Anglophobia, Russophobia, Schadenfreude, abhorrence, abomination, animosity, annoy, antagonism, anti Semitism, antipathy, aversion, belligerence, bigotry, bitchiness, bitterness, bone to pick, cattiness, clash,… …

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