다른 사람을 해치거나 괴롭히려는 악의적인 마음; 악의나 심술.
A malicious desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone; malice or ill will.
예문:
"She spread the rumor purely out of spite after their argument."
"His actions were motivated by jealousy and spite rather than any logical reason."
"The critic's review seemed driven by personal spite against the author."
특정 대상에게 품고 있는 깊은 악감정이나 앙갚음하려는 마음.
A specific instance of ill will or deep resentment felt towards someone; a grudge.
예문:
"After the betrayal, he bore a deep spite against his former business partner."
"It seemed the old woman had a spite against the entire neighborhood for some forgotten slight."
악의를 가지고 (남을) 일부러 괴롭히거나 짓궂게 굴다.
To deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend someone, often in retaliation or out of malice.
예문:
"He decided to quit the project early just to spite his demanding manager."
"Don't let your rival's success spite you into making rash decisions."
"She knew the action would spite her ex-husband, but she did it anyway."