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(3.67 / 3 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?

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   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. Sidney Huang:

   Despite the macro slowdown the consumption growth remains healthy.

2. Tom Brokaw:

   That is an extraordinary important part of what is going on in Washington, D.C., despite all of the grandeur of this setting, and the television photos and members of the Supreme Court, members of the Cabinet, out there is a highly regarded investigator who is looking into whether or not he broke the law.

3. Ben Sasse:

   Despite the fact that the Government Accountability Office found that they broke federal law by running a covert propaganda campaign to support their sweeping WOTUS (Waters of the United States) rule, the EPA has doubled down on their lawlessness, it’s time for the Department of Justice to investigate.

4. Marc Lipsitch:

   Almost two months ago, experts were saying that the new virus in Wuhan was potentially a global threat, one month ago, experts were saying that it was likely to be pandemic, and the White House's response was that this was under control, despite the fact that the US's lack of testing was demonstrably giving a false picture of the extent of infection.

5. Croc Encounters:

   We had an emergency alligator call this morning for this 8 foot 9 in gator, the residents said they found the alligator early this morning and despite their efforts to get him to move he refused to leave. He was not too happy to be evicted from his comfortable, shady spot as he smashed everything in sight upon exiting.

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