Definitions for despite
dɪˈspaɪtde·spite

Princeton's WordNet(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. contempt, disdain, scorn, despite(noun)

   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. despite(noun)

   contemptuous disregard

   "she wanted neither favor nor despite"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. despite(Noun)

   Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.

   Etymology: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.

2. despite(Noun)

   Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.

   Etymology: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.

3. despite(Noun)

   Evil feeling; malice, spite.

   Etymology: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.

4. despite(Preposition)

   in spite of

   Etymology: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Despite(noun)

   malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate

   Etymology: [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare, intens. of despicere. See Despite, n.]

2. Despite(noun)

   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.]

3. Despite(noun)

   to vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously

   Etymology: [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare, intens. of despicere. See Despite, n.]

4. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'despite' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #625

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'despite' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2698

Anagrams for despite »

1. seed pit

How to pronounce despite?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of despite in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of despite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of despite in a Sentence

1. Jared Kushner:

   My direct message to the Palestinian people is that despite what those who have let you down in the past tell you, President Trump and America have not given up on you, this workshop is for you.

2. Tommy Xie:

   The announcement shows China's commitment to implement the phase one trade deal despite the disruptions from the recent virus outbreak.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   Despite what you hear, we don't need to make America great again, america has never stopped being great.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   If this universe is the House of God, then I must say it is quite a dark house despite several hundred billion suns!

5. Volkswagen AG:

   We need to continue and strengthen our partnership (in Russia) despite the current situation, we are doing everything in our power to strengthen our market position in the long term.

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