noun

1. Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice

   “He was so filled with spite for his ex-wife, he could not hold down a job.”

2. Vexation; chagrin; mortification.

Synonyms: grudge, rancor

verb

1. To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.

   “She soon married again, to spite her ex-husband.”

2. To be angry at; to hate.

3. To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.