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Despite

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Noun

1. contempt, despite, disdain, scorn

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

Example Sentences:
'he was held in contempt'
'the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary'

2. despite

contemptuous disregard

Example Sentences:
'she wanted neither favor nor despite'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Despite

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preposition
1. 
in spite of; undeterred by
noun
2. archaic
contempt; insult
3.  in despite of
verb
4. (transitive) an archaic word for spite

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Despite

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noun
1. 
a contemptuous act; insult; injury
2. 
malice; spite
3.  Archaic
contempt; scorn
preposition
4. 
in spite of; notwithstanding
verb transitiveWord forms: deˈspited or deˈspiting
5.  Archaic
to scorn

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Despite

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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).

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