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1. n. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate. Source: opted
2. n. An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt. Source: opted
3. n. To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. Source: opted
4. prep. In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices. Source: opted
5. n. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike Source: wordnet
6. n. contemptuous disregard Source: wordnet
7. i:100 n. contemptuous disregard Source: ecdict

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contemptuous defiance disregard malice spite against anger annoy contempt contemptuously deed dislike feeling hate hatred intense lack malicious malignity offend prejudices respect

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despisal despise

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