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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 -·spit′ed, -·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.

Browse dictionary entries near despite

  1. ‹ despise
  2. ‹ despicable
  3. ‹ desperation
  4. ‹ desperately
  5. ‹ desperate
  6. ‹ desperado
  7. ‹ despatch
  8. ‹ despairing
  9. ‹ despair of
  10. ‹ despair
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  8. despotic ›
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