Cheer
Cheer verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.
Spite
Spite verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Usage example: sometimes, I swear, she keeps doing that just to spite me
How words are described
| human | human cheer | human spite |
| long | long cheer | long spite |
| genuine | genuine cheer | genuine spite |
| personal | personal cheer | personal spite |
| Other adjectives: general. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In the movie Bring It On Again the main character starts her own cheer squad to spite the snobby head cheerleader.
Source: Start My Own -
It eventually got to the point where fans would cheer his opponent out of spite, no matter how evil that person was.
Source: Badass Decay - An Ice Person: Professor Coldheart Informed Flaw: Cheer Bear in the Nelvana series referred to as "fat" sometimes, in spite of being the same size as everyone else.
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