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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•spite /dɪˈspaɪt/USA pronunciation prep. - in spite of;
notwithstanding:I failed the test despite studying all night.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•spite (di spīt′),USA pronunciation prep., n., v., -spit•ed, -spit•ing. prep. - in spite of;
notwithstanding.
n. - contemptuous treatment;
insult. - malice, hatred, or spite.
- in despite of, in spite of;
notwithstanding:He was tolerant in despite of his background and education.
v.t. - [Obs.]to anger or annoy (someone) out of spite.
- Latin dēspectus view from a height, scorn, equivalent. to dēspec-, variant stem of dēspicere (see despicable) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
- Old French
- 1250–1300; origin, originally in despite of; Middle English despit
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See notwithstanding.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: despite /dɪˈspaɪt/ prep - in spite of; undeterred by
n - archaic contempt; insult
- in despite of ⇒ (preposition) rare in spite of
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectus contempt; see despise |