spiteful
/ˈspaɪtfl/adjective
उच्चारण स्पाइट्फ़ल
द्वेषपूर्ण, ईर्ष्या से जलने वाला, दुर्भावना से भरा
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behaving in a way that is intended to hurt or upset somebody, because you dislike them
द्वेषपूर्ण, ईर्ष्या से जलने वाला, दुर्भावना से भरा
- She made a spiteful remark about his village accent.
- a spiteful act of revenge
- It was spiteful of her to hide his books.
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- A spiteful rumour about the teacher spread through the school.
- He gave a spiteful laugh when his rival failed.
Synonyms malicious vindictive nasty
Opposite kind benevolent forgiving
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spite·ful
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spite, in spite of and despite
Spite (noun) is a desire to hurt: 'out of spite'. In spite of and despite both mean 'without being affected by' and are followed by a noun or -ing form: 'in spite of the rain', 'despite being tired'. Never write 'despite of'.
Spite (noun) चोट पहुँचाने की इच्छा है: 'out of spite'। 'In spite of' और 'despite' दोनों का अर्थ 'के बावजूद' है और इनके बाद noun या -ing form आता है: 'in spite of the rain', 'despite being tired'। 'Despite of' कभी न लिखिए।
The in spite of/despite rule ('despite of' is wrong) is an error-spotting item.
'in spite of/despite' का नियम ('despite of' गलत है) पूछा जाता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cut off your nose to spite your face (harm yourself in trying to hurt another).
Idiom 'cut off your nose to spite your face' (दूसरे को नुकसान पहुँचाने की कोशिश में खुद को नुकसान पहुँचाना) है।