despite

5 definitions found

despite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Despite \De*spite"\, n. [OF. despit, F. d['e]pit, fr. L.
     despectus contempt, fr. despicere. See Despise, and cf.
     Spite, Despect.]
     1. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous
        hate.
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              With all thy despite against the land of Israel.
                                                    --Ezek. xxv.
                                                    6.
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     2. An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous
        defiance; a deed of contempt.
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              A despite done against the Most High. --Milton.
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     In despite, in defiance of another's power or inclination.
        
  
     In despite of, in defiance of; in spite of. See under
        Spite. "Seized my hand in despite of my efforts to the
        contrary." --W. Irving.
  
     In your despite, in defiance or contempt of you; in spite
        of you. [Obs.]
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  Despite \De*spite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despited; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Despiting.] [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare,
     intens. of despicere. See Despite, n.]
     To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. [Obs.] --Sir W.
     Raleigh.
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  Despite \De*spite"\, prep.
     In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as,
     despite his prejudices.
  
     Syn: See Notwithstanding.
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despite - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  despite
      n 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense
           dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which
           outsiders were held is legendary" [syn: contempt,
           disdain, scorn, despite]
      2: contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor
         despite"

despite - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  123 Moby Thesaurus words for "despite":
     Schadenfreude, abhorrence, abomination, affront, airs, arrogance,
     aspersion, at all costs, at any cost, atrocity, audacity, aversion,
     bold front, boldness, brash bearing, brashness, brassiness,
     bravado, brazenness, brickbat, bumptiousness, cattiness,
     cheekiness, clannishness, cliquishness, cockiness, cold shoulder,
     contempt, contemptuousness, contumacy, contumely, cut, daring,
     daringness, defial, defiance, defying, derision, despisal,
     detestation, discourtesy, disdain, disdainfulness, disfavor,
     disgust, dislike, disparagement, disregard, distaste, dump,
     enormity, even with, flouting, gibe, gloating pleasure, grudge,
     harm, hate, hatred, hauteur, humiliation, hurt, ignoring, ill will,
     impertinence, impudence, in defiance of, in despite of,
     in spite of, incivility, indignity, injury, insolence, insult,
     irregardless, irrespective of, jeer, jeering, loathing,
     malevolence, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, mock, mockery,
     notwithstanding, offense, outrage, pertness, put-down, rebuff,
     recalcitrance, regardless, regardless of, regardless of cost,
     rejection, repudiation, ridicule, sauciness, scoff, scorn,
     scornfulness, scurrility, slap, slight, sniffiness, snobbishness,
     snootiness, snottiness, snub, sovereign contempt, spite, spite of,
     spitefulness, spleen, spurning, stubbornness, superciliousness,
     taunt, toploftiness, uncomplimentary remark, unholy joy, with