Definitions for despite
dɪˈspaɪtde·spite

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 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(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. despite(Noun)

   Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.

2. despite(Noun)

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

3. despite(Noun)

   Evil feeling; malice, spite.

4. despite(Preposition)

   in spite of

Origin: From despit, from despectum, from despicere.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Despite(noun)

   malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate

2. Despite(noun)

   an act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt

3. Despite(noun)

   to vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously

4. Despite

   in spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices

Origin: [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

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. Gary Smith:

   Despite the successes we have seen.

2. Erin Hohlfelder:

   Despite the good news, we should not take a victory lap yet.

3. Lamar Alexander:

   The Senate will confirm Judge Gorsuch despite the filibuster.

4. Fokion Karavias:

   We are confident that, despite the challenges, we will succeed.

5. Iman Chamoun:

   But we are Christians, despite everything we give thanks to God.

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