What is the meaning of spite?

noun

Feeling a need to see others suffer.
- synonyms: malice, maliciousness, spitefulness, venom
Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty.
- synonyms: cattiness, bitchiness, spitefulness, nastiness

verb

Hurt the feelings of.
- usage: "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
- synonyms: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend

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