in spite of

spite

 (spīt)

n.

Malicious ill will prompting an urge to hurt or humiliate another person.

tr.v. spit·ed, spit·ing, spites

To treat with spite; show spite toward: "Maybe she became engaged to him in order to spite another man" (Nathaniel West).

Idiom:

in spite of

Not stopped by; regardless of: They kept going in spite of their fears.

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[Middle English, short for despit; see despite.]

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in spite of

– despite

1. 'in spite of'

You use in spite of when you are mentioning something that surprisingly does not prevent something else from being true. The spelling is in spite of, not 'inspite of'.

The air was clear and fresh, in spite of all the traffic.

In spite of his ill health, my father was always cheerful.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'in spite of' to say that something is not affected by any circumstances. Don't say, for example, 'Everyone can take part, in spite of their ability'. Say 'Everyone can take part regardless of their ability' or 'Everyone can take part whatever their ability'.

If she is determined to do something, she will do it regardless of what her parents say.

The gardens look beautiful whatever the time of year.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'in spite of' as a conjunction. Don't say, for example, 'In spite of we objected, they took our phones away '. Say 'Although we objected, they took our phones away'.

Maria kept her coat on, although it was warm in the room.

2. 'despite'

Despite means the same as in spite of. Don't say 'despite of'.

Despite the difference in their ages, they were close friends.

The school is going to be closed despite protests from local people.

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Translations

على الرَّغم مِن، مُتَجاهِلامع كُلِّ ما، بالرَّغْم مِن

navzdorypřes

trotzungeachtet

malgraŭ

a pesar demalgrado

malgréen dépit de

annak ellenére, hogydacáradacára, hogyellenére

òrátt fyrir

malgradononostantesebbene

ondanks

несмотря

-e rağmen

不管不顾尽管

spite

(spait) noun

ill-will or desire to hurt or offend. She neglected to give him the message out of spite. nyd حِقْد، ضَغينَه злоба despeito zášť die Boshaftigkeit ondskab μοχθηρία, κακίαrencor kius دشمني؛ كينه pahansuopuus rancuneזדון द्वेष-विद्वेष, मनमुटाव, गांठ, मल दुर्भाव zloba, prkos rosszakarat itikad buruk illgirni dispetto; rancore 悪意 악의 pikta valia, pyktis spīts rasa busuk hati kwaadaardigheidondskap, smålighetzłośliwość كينه، رخه despeito ranchiună злоба závisť, nevraživosť, priek škodoželjnost inat ondska, illvilja เจตนาร้าย kin, garaz 惡意 злість, злоба بغض، بدخواہی mối hận thù, sự giận 恶意

verb

to annoy, offend or frustrate, because of spite. He only did that to spite me! krenk يُغيظ، يُزْعِج дразня irritar (roz)zlobit ärgern ærgre ενοχλώ, προσβάλλω κπ. από κακία fastidiar kiusama اذيت كردن ärsyttää contrarierלהכעיס परेशान करना, तंग करना, का विरोध करना prkositi, srditi bosszant menyinggung perasaan ergja fare un dispetto, contrariare 意地悪する 괴롭히다 (į)pykinti iespītēt menyakitkan hati pestenergre, sjikanere robić na złość ځورول desfeitear a con­tra­ria делать назло (na)hnevať kljubovati napakostiti förarga, reta มุ่งร้าย hıncını almak, nisbet yapmak 刁難 досаждати, робити на зло نقصان پہنچانا، تنگ کرنا chọc tức, chọc giận 刁难

ˈspiteful adjective

a spiteful remark/person; You're being very spiteful. nydig ضاغِن، حَقود злобен rancoroso zlomyslný boshaft ondskabsfuld μοχθηρός, μνησίκακοςrencoroso kiuslik, pahatahtlik pahansuopa rancunierזדוני विद्वेषी, विद्वेषपूर्ण zloban, pakostan rosszindulatú penuh kedengkian illgjarn dispettoso 悪意のある 악의적인 piktavališkas spītīgs; ļauns; atriebīgs busuk hati hatelijkondsinnet, hatsk, småligzłośliwy كينه ساتونكي rancoroso ranchiunos злобный zlomyseľný zloben, kljubovalen pakostan ondskefull, illvillig ที่มีเจตนาร้าย kinci, nisbetçi 懷恨的， 惡意的 злобний بدخواہ hằn học, đầy thù hận 怀恨的，恶意的

ˈspitefully adverb

nydig بِضَغينَه، بِحِقْد злобно com rancor zlomyslně boshaft ondskabsfuldt μοχθηρά, μνησίκακα con rencor kiuslikult pahansuovasti par rancune בזדון विद्वेषतापूर्वक zlobno, prkosno rosszindulatúan dengan kedengkian með illgirni con rancore 悪意をもって 악의적으로 iš piktumo, piktavališkai spītīgi dengan busuk hati hatelijkondsinnet, hatsk, smålig złośliwie په كيني سره com rancor cu răutate злобно zlomyseľne zlobno, kljubovalno pakosno ondskefullt, illvilligt อย่างมีเจตนาร้าย haince, düşmanca 惡狠狠地 злобно بدخواہی سے hằn học, đầy thù hận 恶狠狠地

ˈspitefulness noun

nydigheid ضَغينَه، حِقْد злоба rancor zlomyslnost die Boshaftigkeit ondskabsfuldhed μοχθηρία, μνησικακίαrencor kiuslikkus pahansuopuus rancuneזדון विद्वेषता zloba, prkos rosszindulat(úság) kedengkian illgirni rancore 悪意 악의적임 piktavališkumas spītīgums kebusukan hati hatelijkheidondskapsfullhet, smålighetzłośliwość له كينه ډك rancor ranchiună злобность zlomyseľnosť kljubovalnost pakost ondskefullhet, illvillighet เจตนาร้าย kindarlık 充滿惡意，懷恨在心 злобність عداوت sự hằn học, sự đầy thù hận 怀恨

in spite of

1. taking no notice of. He went in spite of his father's orders. ten spyte van على الرَّغم مِن، مُتَجاهِلا напук apesar de navzdory ungeachtet på trods af παράa pesar de, pese a trotsides بي توجه به huolimatta malgré לַמרוֹת הַכּוֹל के होते हुए भी usprkos vminek ellenére tanpa mempedulikan þrátt fyrir nonostante, malgrado ～を無視して (~)에도 불구하고 nepaisant par spīti; neskatoties uz meskipun ondankspå tross avwbrew بی پامه apesar de în ciuda вопреки napriek čomu navkljub uprkos trots ทั้งที่ ...-e rağmen 不管，不顧 незважаючи на, всупереч باوجود یکہ không đếm xỉa tới 不管，不顾

2. although something has or had happened, is or was a fact etc. In spite of all the rain that had fallen, the ground was still pretty dry. ondanks مع كُلِّ ما، بالرَّغْم مِن въпреки apesar de přes trotz til trods for παρά, μολονότιa pesar de, pese a hoolimata با وجود huolimatta malgréלמרות के बावजूद usprkos vminek ellenére walaupun þrátt fyrir nonostante, malgrado ～にもかかわらず (~)을 무릅쓰고 nepaisant neskatoties uz walaupun ondankstil tross for, trass ipomimo سره له دي apesar de cu toate acestea несмотря на napriek čomu kljub iako trots แม้ว่า ...-e rağmen 儘管 незважаючи на ہر چند کہ mặc dù, bất chấp 尽管

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