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spite B2

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otherphraseIf you do something in spite of yourself, you do it although you did not really intend to or expect to.The blunt comment made Richard laugh in spite of himself.She was deeply moved and in spite of herself could not help showing it.nounIf you do something cruel out of spite, you do it because you want to hurt or upset someone.He thinks Dan has vandalised the car out of spite.Never had she met such spite and pettiness.verbIf you do something cruel to spite someone, you do it in order to hurt or upset them.You don't want to come because you want to spite me in front of my neighbours.

word	spite
definition	other phrase If you do something in spite of yourself, you do it although you did not really intend to or expect to. The blunt comment made Richard laugh in spite of himself. She was deeply moved and in spite of herself could not help showing it. noun If you do something cruel out of spite, you do it because you want to hurt or upset someone. He thinks Dan has vandalised the car out of spite. Never had she met such spite and pettiness. verb If you do something cruel to spite someone, you do it in order to hurt or upset them. You don't want to come because you want to spite me in front of my neighbours.
cefr-level	B2

Spite Cruel Hurt Upset Phrase Intend Expect Blunt