spite vs insult

spite and insult both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spite	Yes	No	Yes	No
insult	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, insult is a hyponym of spite; that is, insult is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spite:

Other hyponyms of spite include affront, diss, lacerate, sting, abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify.

spite (noun)	insult (noun)
malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty	a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
feeling a need to see others suffer	a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

spite (verb)	insult (verb)
hurt the feelings of	treat, mention, or speak to rudely