Spite
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a desire to vex or injure; petty malice; grudge; rancor. Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To be angry at; to hate. To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart. To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
Example sentence: A remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good in spite of all the people who say he is very good.
Spitefulness
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The state or quality of being spiteful.The result or product of being spiteful.