(a) A feeling or attitude of contempt, disdain, or haughtiness; also, ill will, malice, hostility; haven in (to) ~, to look down upon, despise, feel superior to; holden ~ of, feel disdainful about (sth.); (b) a state deserving contempt or disdain; disgrace, shame.

(a) Spite, defiance, disobedience; don ~, maken ~, haven in ~, to defy, disobey, resist; wirchen to ~, do (sth.) out of spite; (b) in ~ of, in order to spite (sb.); in spite of (sb. or sth.); in ~ of heved, despite (someone's) head, in spite of all he can do.

An act designed to humiliate, insult, or harm someone; humiliation, insult, injury, outrage, or an instance of it; don ~, to humiliate, insult, or injure (sb.), disparage (sth.), commit an outrage; saien ~, disparage or revile verbally; sufferen ~, tholen ~, suffer humiliation or vilification.

(a) Injured feeling, resentment, grudging; haven in ~, haven ~ of (at), holden ~ of, to feel resentful about, bear a grudge against; nimen to ~, receiven for ~, taken in ~, resent (sth.), take amiss, take to heart; (b) an annoying thing or experience.