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1. (prep.) despite
in spite of; notwithstanding.
2. (n.) despite
contemptuous treatment; insult.
3. despite
malice, hatred, or spite.
4. (v.t.) despite
Obs. to anger; annoy.
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1. (noun) contempt, disdain, scorn, 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"
2. (noun) despite
contemptuous disregard
"she wanted neither favor nor despite"
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1. (preposition) despite
indicates that sth happens although a situation made it unlikely to happen; = even though, in spite of
He came to the party despite not having been invited.; I heard them despite the fact that they were whispering.
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1. (noun) Despite
malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate
2. (noun) Despite
an act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt
3. (noun) Despite
to vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously
4. Despite
in spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices
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Sense: in spite of
He didn't get the job despite all his qualifications.
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 Afrikaans: in weerwil van, nieteenst |
 Arabic: بالرَّغْمِ من |
 Bulgarian: въпреки |
 Brazilian: apesar de |
 Czech: navzdory |
 German: trotz |
 Danish: trods; på trods af |
 Greek: παρά, παρόλο που |
 Spanish: a pesar de |
 Estonian: (millelegi) vaatamata |
 Farsi: علی رغم؛ باوجود |
 Finnish: huolimatta |
 French: malgré |
 Hebrew: לַמרוֹת |
 Hindi: होने पर भी, बैर |
 Croatian: usprkos |
 Hungarian: vminek ellenére |
 Indonesian: walaupun |
 Icelandic: þrátt fyrir |
 Italian: malgrado |
 Japanese: ～にもかかわらず |
 Korean: (~임에도) 불구하고 |
 Lithuanian: nežiūrint |
 Latvian: par spīti; neraugoties uz |
 Malay: meskipun |
 Dutch: ondanks |
 Norwegian: til tross for, på tross a |
 Polish: mimo |
 Persian: علی رغم؛ باوجود |
 Pashto: سره له دې: كينه: نفرت، كر |
 Portuguese: apesar de |
 Romanian: în ciuda |
 Russian: несмотря на |
 Slovak: napriek |
 Slovenian: kljub |
 Serbian: uprkos |
 Swedish: trots, oaktat |
 Thai: ถึงอย่างไรก็ตาม |
 Turkish: rağmen |
 Taiwanese: 儘管 |
 Ukrainian: незважаючи на; всупереч |
 Urdu: باوجود یکہ |
 Vietnamese: mặc dù |
 Chinese: 尽管 |
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