How many syllables in spite?

There is 1 syllable in the word spite.

Divide spite into syllables:

spite (noun):: deliberate nastiness; feeling a need to see others suffer.; petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart

bitchiness

bitterness

cattiness

contempt

cruelty

despite

disdain

disgust

hate

hatefulness

hatred

hostility

jealousy

malevolence

malice

maliciousness

malignancy

malignity

meanness

nastiness

spitefulness

spleen

venom

viciousness

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