despite

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.

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[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.]

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despite

prep

in spite of [Old French despit]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	despite - lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" contempt, disdain, scorn 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

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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] prep → a pesar de, pese a

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despite [dɪsˈpaɪt] prep → malgré, en dépit de

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despite [dɪsˈpaɪt] prep → trotz +gen

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despite [dɪsˈpaɪt] prep → malgrado, a dispetto di, nonostante