Meaning & use
spiting
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Deliberately annoying, hurting, or acting against someone out of malice or resentment.
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He quit the project just to spite his old rival, spiting his own career in the process.
She refused the offer, spiting herself out of a good opportunity.
A note on using this word
Spiting often appears in the phrase 'cutting off your nose to spite your face,' meaning to harm yourself in an attempt to hurt someone else.
Words with a similar meaning
vexingantagonizing
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Words with an opposite meaning
pleasing
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