Definition
Meaning of 'despite'
Meaning of 'despite' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Despite 
[ n.]
- Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous
hate. [ n.]- An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt.
- To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
2. Despite [ prep.]
- In spite of; against, or in defiance of;
notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices. [ prep.]Meaning of 'despite' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. despite [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
Example in sentence:
- he was held in contempt;
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
Meaning (2):
- contemptuous disregard
- contemptuous disregard
Example in sentence:
- she wanted neither favor nor despite
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