spite

noun/spaɪt/CEFR B2

আক্রোশ, বিদ্বেষ

Meaning

A wish to hurt or annoy someone because you feel angry at them.

Example sentences

She broke the vase out of pure spite.সে নিছক আক্রোশে ফুলদানিটি ভেঙে ফেলল।
He said it out of spite, not because it was true.সে কথাটা আক্রোশে বলেছিল, সত্যি বলে নয়।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: malice

Antonyms: kindness

Similar words, and what each means

malice
অপকারেচ্ছা, বিদ্বেষ
The desire to harm or cause suffering to others.
malevolence
অনিষ্ট কামনা, বিদ্বেষপরায়ণতা
The wish to do evil or harm to other people.

Other English words for “আক্রোশ, বিদ্বেষ”

malice
The desire to harm or cause suffering to others.
hatred
An intense feeling of dislike or hostility.
ill-will
A feeling of hostility towards someone.

Opposite words

kindness
দয়া, সদয়তা
The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

spitefuladjectiveবিদ্বেষপরায়ণ, হিংসুটে

“spite” elsewhere on EnglishBD

In spite of his illness, he attended the class.
Completing Sentences: Rules and Structures →
Simple: In spite of his poverty, he is honest. → Complex: Though he is poor, he is honest.
Transformation of Sentences: All Rules →
'In spite of' and 'despite' take a noun; 'although' and 'though' take a clause.
Sentence Connectors: Rules and Exam Practice →

Where this word is used

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“spite” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • পশম / লোম
- • বক্ষ
- • আক্রোশ, বিদ্বেষ
- • হস্তশিল্প, কারুকাজ
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আক্রোশ, বিদ্বেষ — spite (noun) — আক্রোশ, বিদ্বেষ. A wish to hurt or annoy someone because you feel angry at them.
Which word is closest in meaning to “spite”?
- • heap
- • malice
- • homepage
- • odour
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malice — malice — অপকারেচ্ছা, বিদ্বেষ. The desire to harm or cause suffering to others.

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