spijten

Etymology
From, equivalent to.

Verb

 * 1)  to cause regret to, to cause to be sorry
 * 2)  to regret, to be sorry
 * 1)  to regret, to be sorry

Usage notes
Usually, no explicit subject is given, and the verb is used impersonally with the dummy pronoun, in the sense that something is "being the regret to one" or "it is one's regret", which could be rendered in English as "It spites me".