2023年9月12日 · Despite and in spite of have spite as a common element. As a noun, the word spite is used to mean “contempt” or “malice.” As a verb, it’s used to mean “to treat with malice” or “to annoy or thwart out of contempt.” The word spite originated as a variant of the word despite in its sense as a noun.

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