English to English
despite
(d/I/'sp/aI/t
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noun (n)
- contemptuous disregard(noun.act)Example:
She wanted neither favor nor despite.
source: wordnet30 - Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate.(noun)source: webster1913
preposition (pre)
- In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices.(preposition)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.(verb)source: webster1913