Definition of despites Despites

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despites, verb, present, 3rd person singular of despite (infinitive).
despites, noun, plural of despite.

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Plural: despites

despite - contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"

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despite (Noun)
Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
despite (Noun)
Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
despite (Noun)
Evil feeling; malice, spite.
despite (Verb)
To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

despite (n.)
Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate.
despite (n.)
An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt.
despite (n.)
To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
despite (prep.)
In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

despite
In defiance of.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

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.]

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despite, verb, present, 1st person singular of despite (infinitive).
despite, verb (infinitive).
despite, noun, singular of despites.

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