The Clue
Gets back at (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SPITES
Tags
Notes
The answer SPITES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.
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Thwarts
Is venomous to
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Gets back at angrily
Thwarts for petty reasons
Definition
SPITE as a noun:
1. (malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom) = feeling a need to see others suffer
2. (cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness, nastiness) = malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
SPITE as a verb:
1. (hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite) = hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"