spiting
Acting from malice
Spiting is the act of deliberately annoying, hurting, or thwarting someone out of petty malice: She's only spiting herself by refusing to go.
The word comes from spite, a desire to irritate or harm another, often over minor grievances.
To spite someone is to act against their wishes or interests just to cause them displeasure.
Pointedly ignoring someone
- slightingDeliberately showing disrespect
- insultingShowing contempt through words
- offendingBreaking rules or norms
- hurtingFeeling pain or distress
wounding · provoking · antagonizing · goading · needling · taunting · mocking · belittling
Persistent resentment toward someone
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
resentment · malice · animosity · bitterness · vindictiveness · hostility · antagonism · ill-will
Refusal to yield
- obstinacyUnyielding adherence to position
- rebelliousnessTendency toward defiant resistance
- contrarinessHabitual disposition to oppose
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
pigheadedness · self-sabotage · perversity · counterproductive · petty · childish · immature · irrational
snubbing
Pointedly ignoring someone
- slightingDeliberately showing disrespect
- insultingShowing contempt through words
- offendingBreaking rules or norms
hurting · wounding · provoking · antagonizing · goading · needling · taunting · mocking · belittling · humiliating
grudge
Persistent resentment toward someone
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
vengeance · resentment · malice · animosity · bitterness · vindictiveness · hostility · antagonism · ill-will · retribution
stubbornness
Refusal to yield
- obstinacyUnyielding adherence to position
- rebelliousnessTendency toward defiant resistance
- contrarinessHabitual disposition to oppose
willfulness · pigheadedness · self-sabotage · perversity · counterproductive · petty · childish · immature · irrational · foolhardy
spitingforgiving
Inclined to pardon offenses
pardoning · excusing · absolving · letting go · overlooking
spitingloving
Feeling deep affection
adoring · admiring · cherishing · treasuring · revering
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