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Middle English
Words from this root
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despite
B1
/dɪˈspaɪt/
contemptuous disregard
spite
B2
/spaɪt/
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
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