spite in Russian
spite in Russian is враждебность, злость, недоброжелательность — spite means a petty desire to annoy, hurt, or upset someone.
spite in Russian
враждебность
Pronounced: vrazhdebnost
Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice
злость
Pronounced: zlost
Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice
недоброжелательность
Pronounced: nedobrozhelatelnost
Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice
насолить
Pronounced: nasolit
(transitive) To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.
ненавидеть
Pronounced: nenavidet
(transitive, obsolete) To be angry at; to hate.
злить
Pronounced: zlit
(transitive) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
What does "spite" mean?
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noun A petty desire to annoy, hurt, or upset someone.
"She only said it out of spite, not because it was true."
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verb To deliberately annoy, hurt, or thwart someone.
"He moved the fence a foot over just to spite his neighbor."
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preposition In the phrase "in spite of," meaning despite or notwithstanding.
"In spite of the rain, the match went ahead."
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spite in a sentence
- She only said it out of spite, not because it was true.
- He canceled the trip purely out of spite toward his brother.
- He moved the fence a foot over just to spite his neighbor.
- In spite of the rain, the match went ahead.
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What is "spite" in Russian?
"spite" in Russian is враждебность, злость, недоброжелательность. spite means: A petty desire to annoy, hurt, or upset someone.
How do you pronounce враждебность?
"spite" in Russian is враждебность, pronounced "vrazhdebnost".
How do you use "spite" in a sentence?
Example: "She only said it out of spite, not because it was true." In Russian, "spite" is враждебность, злость, недоброжелательность.
Are there other ways to say "spite" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 6 translations listed for "spite": враждебность, злость, недоброжелательность, насолить, ненавидеть, злить.
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