Definitions for despite
dɪˈspaɪtde·spite

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

1. 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"

2. despitenoun

   contemptuous disregard

   "she wanted neither favor nor despite"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. despitenoun

   Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.

   Etymology: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.

2. despitenoun

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

   Etymology: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.

3. despitenoun

   Evil feeling; malice, spite.

   Etymology: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.

4. despitepreposition

   in spite of

   Etymology: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.

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

1. Despitenoun

   malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate

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

2. 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.]

3. Despitenoun

   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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Dislike
   • Disregard

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

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   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. Tom Brokaw:

   I met with Linda Vester on two occasions, both at Linda Vester on two occasions request, 23 years ago, because Linda Vester on two occasions wanted advice with respect to Linda Vester on two occasions career at NBC, the meetings were brief, cordial and appropriate, and despite Linda’s allegations, I made no romantic overtures towards Linda Vester on two occasions, at that time or any other.

2. Josh Markman:

   Despite all the negative headlines, we are near all-time highs and that is because the fundamentals of the underlying economy are still strong.

3. Stefan Worrall:

   The rally itself has been extraordinary but very thin and the failure of the yen to continue on the fairly steady path of weakening we've seen in the past couple of days has been reflected as nervousness in the Nikkei, it's been a very volatile two weeks and nerves are still frayed despite the fact that we're off the bottom of those extreme sessions we saw last week.

4. Matt Smith:

   Gasoline is the star of the show today, ongoing strength in demand has yielded a large draw to gasoline inventories despite a rebound in refinery runs.

5. Eduardo Pealver:

   Hes not someone whos historically been a champion of either political camp, he was a humble person who despite his position and stature, was at ease with all kinds of people, and able to bring them together.

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