"spites" in the noun sense
1. malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom
feeling a need to see others suffer
2. cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness, nastiness
malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
"spites" in the verb sense
1. hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
hurt the feelings of
"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"
"This remark really bruised my ego"
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