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Plural of spite

regular plural

The plural of spite is spites.

Forms of spite

Singularspite /spaɪt/
Pluralspites
Countableusually uncountable

Meaning of spite

  1. noun Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice.
  2. noun Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
  3. verb To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.

Full definition of spite

Questions about the plural of spite

What is the plural of spite?
The plural of spite is spites.
Is spite countable?
Spite is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spite (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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