Spite

/spaɪt/ noun

Spite is the desire to hurt, annoy, or upset someone, especially on purpose and often over something small. It is a kind of mean-spirited anger.

From Middle English, from Old French “despit,” from Latin “despectus” meaning “a looking down on, scorn.” Over time, the idea of scorn turned into the active wish to hurt or annoy someone.

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