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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries악의
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ak-ui
"그는 악의로 그렇게 했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone.
"She did it out of spite, wanting to make him feel bad." - 2
A malicious or petty desire to harm someone.
"His spite led him to sabotage her project."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'spite' originates from the Old French 'despit', which means 'contempt' or 'disdain'. It entered Middle English in the late 14th century, evolving to denote a feeling of malice or desire to harm others, often out of resentment or jealousy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spite" is said worldwide
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méchanceté
Transliteration: me-shan-se-te
"Elle l'a fait par méchanceté."
Bosheit
Transliteration: boz-hait
"Er tat es aus Bosheit."
malizia
Transliteration: ma-li-tsi-a
"L'ha fatto per malizia."
maldad
Transliteration: mal-dad
"Lo hizo por maldad."
maldade
Transliteration: mal-da-de
"Ele fez isso por maldade."
दुष्टता
Transliteration: dushtata
"उसने दुष्टता से ऐसा किया।"
恶意
Transliteration: è yì
"他是出于恶意这样做的。"
악의
Transliteration: ak-ui
"그는 악의로 그렇게 했다."
悪意
Transliteration: aku-i
"彼は悪意でそうした。"
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