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despite

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de·spite  (d-spt)
prep.
In spite of; notwithstanding: won the game despite overwhelming odds.
n.
1. Contemptuous defiance or disregard.
2. Spite; malice: "He died soon after . . . of pure despite and vexation" (Sir Walter Scott).

[Short for in despite of, from Middle English despit, spite, from Old French, from Latin dspectus, from past participle of dspicere, to despise; see despise.]

despite
prep
in spite of [Old French despit]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.despitedespite - lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"
2.despite - contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"
disregard, neglect - willful lack of care and attention

despite
preposition in spite of, in the face of, regardless of, even with, notwithstanding, in defiance of, in the teeth of, undeterred by, in contempt of
Translations
despite [dɪsˈpaɪt] prepa pesar de, pese a

despite [dɪsˈpaɪt] prepmalgré, en dépit de

despite [dɪsˈpaɪt] preptrotz +gen

despite [dɪsˈpaɪt] prepmalgrado, a dispetto di, nonostante

despite
prep despite [diˈspait]
in spite of He didn't get the job despite all his qualifications. in weerwil van, nieteenstaande بالرَّغْمِ من въпреки navzdory trods; på trods af trotz παρά, παρόλο που a pesar de (millelegi) vaatamata علی رغم؛ باوجود jostakin huolimatta malgré לַמרוֹת होने पर भी, बैर usprkos vminek ellenére walaupun þrátt fyrir malgrado ~にもかかわらず ...에도 불구하고 nežiūrint par spīti; neraugoties uz meskipun ondanks til tross for, på tross av mimo apesar de în ciuda несмотря на napriek kljub uprkos trots, oaktat ถึงอย่างไรก็ตาม rağmen 儘管 незважаючи на; всупереч باوجود یکہ mặc dù


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Despite the fact, therefore, that all Nietzsche's views in this respect were dictated to him by the profoundest love; despite Zarathustra's reservation in this discourse, that "with women nothing (that can be said) is impossible," and in the face of other overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Nietzsche is universally reported to have mis son pied dans le plat, where the female sex is concerned.
Despite her clear sight of her problem of keeping Billy a lover, and despite the considerable knowledge and experience arrayed before her mental vision, Mercedes Higgins had spread before her a vastly wider panorama.
So it was with Edgar Caswall, despite his selfish nature and coldness of blood.
 
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