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despite
[ dih-spahyt ]
preposition
- in spite of; notwithstanding.
noun
- contemptuous treatment; insult.
- malice, hatred, or spite.
verb (used with object)
- Obsolete. to anger or annoy (someone) out of spite.
despite
/ ɪˈ貹ɪ /
preposition
- in spite of; undeterred by
noun
- archaic.contempt; insult
- in despite of rare.preposition in spite of
verb
- tr an archaic word for spite
Word History and Origins
Origin of despite1
Word History and Origins
Origin of despite1
Idioms and Phrases
- in despite of, in spite of; notwithstanding:
He was tolerant in despite of his background and education.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The Nigerian High Commission did not engage in depth with the case despite multiple requests from the High Court.
It said its stores remain open despite the issues affecting online ordering.
“Yet despite this judicial warning, and despite multiple members of the public attempting to alert the City Council during public comment, they proceeded in known defiance.”
"It's shocking that not a single water executive faced a fine, let alone a prison sentence, despite widespread law-breaking," he told the BBC's Today programme.
The service provided more than 125,000 free meals to people last year but saw its donations dry up despite increased demand, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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