From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spite
n 1: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: malice,
maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom]
2: malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
[syn: cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness,
nastiness]
v 1: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include
me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
[syn: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend,
spite]