spite

Maksud

• n. dengki
• n. dendam
• v. menyakitkan hati
• v. mengganggu

Definisi bahasa Inggeris

• n. feeling a need to see others suffer
• n. malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
• v. hurt the feelings of

Bentuk perkataan

Present participle

spiting

Kala lampau (past tense)

spited

Orang ketiga tunggal

spites

Past participle

spited

Contoh ayat

1. n. dengki

   He spread rumors about his colleague out of pure spite after missing the promotion.

   Dia menyebarkan khabar angin tentang rakan kerjanya semata-mata kerana perasaan dengki selepas terlepas kenaikan pangkat itu.

2. n. dendam

   She refused to invite him to the party as an act of spite for what he said last week.

   Dia enggan menjemput lelaki itu ke parti sebagai tanda dendam atas apa yang dikatakannya minggu lepas.

3. v. menyakitkan hati

   He deliberately played loud music late at night just to spite his neighbors.

   Dia sengaja memasang muzik dengan kuat pada lewat malam hanya untuk menyakitkan hati jiran-jirannya.

4. v. mengganggu

   The children kept shouting outside the window to spite their older brother while he was studying.

   Kanak-kanak itu terus menjerit di luar tingkap untuk mengganggu abang mereka yang sedang belajar.