What does Despite mean?
Definitions for Despite
dɪˈspaɪtDe·spite
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Despite.
Princeton's WordNet
contempt, disdain, scorn, despitenoun
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
"he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
despitenoun
contemptuous disregard
"she wanted neither favor nor despite"
Wiktionary
despitenoun
Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
Etymology: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.
despitenoun
Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
Etymology: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.
despitenoun
Evil feeling; malice, spite.
Etymology: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.
despitepreposition
in spite of
Etymology: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.
Webster Dictionary
Despitenoun
malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate
Etymology: [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare, intens. of despicere. See Despite, n.]
Despitenoun
an act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt
Etymology: [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare, intens. of despicere. See Despite, n.]
Despitenoun
to vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously
Etymology: [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare, intens. of despicere. See Despite, n.]
Despite
in spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices
Etymology: [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare, intens. of despicere. See Despite, n.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Despite
de-spīt′, n. a looking down upon with contempt: violent malice or hatred.—prep. in spite of: notwithstanding.—adj. Despite′ful.—adv. Despite′fully.—n. Despite′fulness.—adj. Despit′eous (Spens.). [O. Fr. despit (mod. dépit)—L. despectus—despicĕre.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Despite' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #625
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Despite' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2698
Anagrams for Despite »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Despite in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Despite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Despite in a Sentence
It was a little scary to be in [‘Furious 7’s’] wake, but that Blart is tough stuff, we exceeded expectations and held our ground despite this juggernaut.
With Germany’s financial situation worsening by the day, the Nazi leadership in Berlin was keen to forge ahead with its annexation of Czechoslovakia and its domestic pogroms against Jews. The state treasury needed more money. Despite various accounting tricks, the government was just barely avoiding bankruptcy; if nothing was done, Germany’s financial problems would quickly be laid bare. The only hope was to go on the offensive.
Despite some mistakes in the early days in Wuhan, the Chinese people are highly satisfied with the overall actions. The incompetence of US( government) is like a mirror, reflecting the reliability of Chinese( government).
Despite all the understandable disquiet... the basis of the conservative bloc is very well aware that no-one can better steer Germany and Europe through this difficult time than the chancellor.
Despite some signs of improvement overall, 46 percent say they would struggle to meet emergency expenses of $400, and 22 percent of workers say they are juggling two or more jobs.
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- رغم, على الرغم منArabic
- въпрекиBulgarian
- encara que, tot i, malgrat, tot i queCatalan, Valencian
- vzdor, navzdory, přesCzech
- på trods afDanish
- trotzGerman
- παράGreek
- malgraŭEsperanto
- a pesar de, malgrado, pese aSpanish
- علیرغمPersian
- huolimattaFinnish
- en dépit de, malgré, bien queFrench
- in ainneoinIrish
- a dh'aindeoinScottish Gaelic
- למרותHebrew
- के बावजूदHindi
- annak ellenére, hogy, dacára, dacára, hogy, ellenéreHungarian
- չնայածArmenian
- malgradoInterlingua
- meskipunIndonesian
- nonostante, sebbene, malgradoItalian
- にもかかわらずJapanese
- მიუხედავადGeorgian
- 에도 Korean
- quamquamLatin
- ondanksDutch
- til tross forNorwegian
- mimo, pomimo, wbrewPolish
- não obstante, a despeito de, apesar dePortuguese
- вопреки, несмотряRussian
- uprkos, упркосSerbo-Croatian
- megjithëseAlbanian
- trotsSwedish
- இருந்தபோதிலும்Tamil
- แม้จะมีThai
- rağmenTurkish
- не дивлячисьUkrainian
- کے باوجودUrdu
- mặc dù, không kể, bất chấpVietnamese
- 尽管Chinese
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