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despite Definition

de·spite (di spīt)

noun

  1. a contemptuous act; insult; injury
  2. malice; spite
  3. Archaic contempt; scorn

Etymology: ME & OFr despit < L despectus, a looking down upon, despising < despicere: see despise

in spite of; notwithstanding

transitive verb -·spited, -·spit·ing

Archaic to scorn

despite Idioms

in despite of

  1. in defiance of
  2. in spite of

despite Synonyms

despite

prep.

in spite of, in defiance of, even with; see notwithstanding.

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