Thesaurus: despite

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1. n. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate.
2. n. An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt.
3. n. To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
4. prep. In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices.
5. n. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
6. n. contemptuous disregard
7. 1. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate. With all thy despite against the land of Israel. Ezek. xxv. 6. 2. An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt. A despite done against the Most High. Milton. In despite, in defiance of another's power or inclination. -- In despite of, in defiance of; in spite of. See under Spite. "Seized my hand in despite of my efforts to the contrary." W. Irving. -- In your despite, in defiance or contempt of you; in spite of you. [Obs.] To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices. Syn. -- See Notwithstanding.
8. To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. [Obs.] Sir W.Raleigh.
9. i:100 n. contemptuous disregard