spite
nounUK /spaɪt/
US /spaɪt/
A mean feeling that makes you want to hurt someone.
He broke her toy out of spite.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A desire to annoy or upset someone.
She said it just to spite him.
3. In spite of means even though something happened.
We went for a walk in spite of the rain.
4. To deliberately annoy or hurt someone.
He spited his brother by hiding the remote.