despite

prep.
In spite of; notwithstanding: won the game despite overwhelming odds.

n.

1. Contemptuous defiance or disregard.
2. Spite; malice: "He died soon after . . . of pure despite and vexation" (Sir Walter Scott).

[Short for in despite of, from Middle English despit, spite, from Old French, from Latin dēspectus, from past participle of dēspicere, to despise. See despise.]

noun

1. The disposition boldly to defy or resist authority or an opposing force: contempt, contumacy, defiance, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy. See resist/yield.
2. The feeling of despising: contempt, despisal, disdain, scorn. See respect/contempt/standing.
3. An act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity: affront, contumely, indignity, insult, offense, outrage, slight. Idioms: slap in the face. See attack/defend.

prep

Definition: in spite of
Antonyms: because of

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IN BRIEF: In spite of; notwithstanding.

Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that he sometimes has to eat them. — Adlai Stevenson.

Common misspelling(s) of despite

• dispite

Dansk (Danish)
prep. - til trods for
n. - foragt, fornærmelse, ondskab, had

Nederlands (Dutch)
niettegenstaande, ondanks

Français (French)
prep. - malgré, en dépit de
n. - dépit (littér)

Deutsch (German)
prep. - trotz, ungeachtet
n. - Beleidigung, Herausforderung, Hass

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - σε πείσμα (του), παρά
conj. - παρόλο (που)

Italiano (Italian)
malgrado, nonostante

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - apesar de
conj. - contudo

Русский (Russian)
несмотря на, вопреки

Español (Spanish)
prep. - no obstante, a pesar de, pese a que, sin embargo
n. - odio, insulto, malicia

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - trots
conj. - trots

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
虽然, 尽管, 恶意, 侮辱, 怨恨, 损害

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 雖然, 儘管
n. - 惡意, 侮辱, 怨恨, 損害

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~에도 불구하고
n. - 악의, 경멸

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - …にもかかわらず
n. - 侮辱, 害

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) بالرغم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮למרות, דווקא‬
n. - ‮פציעה, מזימה, שנאה, שערוריה‬

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