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Meaning
Prep
●
In
spite of
, notwithstanding.
Noun
●
Disdain,
contemptuous
feelings
, hatred.
●
Action or
behaviour
displaying
such
feelings
; an
outrage
, insult.
●
Evil
feeling
;
malice
,
spite
, annoyance.
Verb
●
To
vex
; to
annoy
; to
offend
contemptuously.
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Origin
despite
English
despit
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
despectum
Latin
dēspectus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Maugre
Despite
Notwithstanding
Despight
Irrespective Of
Regardless Of
In Spite Of
Antonyms
Because Of
Related
Amidst
Regarding
Amid
Given
Considering
Besides
Due
Although
Alongside
With
Barring
Unlike
Hence
Regardless
Following
Because Of
What With
Apart From
Along With
Look Past
Even Though
Such As
Even If
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Rhymes
Site
Byte
Bite
Cite
Nite
Kite
Lite
Wite
Mite
Rite
Eyot
Shite
Slite
Quite
Tryte
Light
Drite
Pight
Flite
Hight
Tight
Unite
Dight
Bight
Might
Right
Fight
Write
Sight
Night
Smite
Wight
Blite
Twite
Spite
White
Trite
Blight
Adight
Sprite
Thwite
Invite
Alight
Indict
Plight
Sprite
Slight
Fright
Wright
Ignite
Hilite
Dright
Flight
Tonite
Aright
Knight
Bright
Knight
Height
Excite
Indite
Rewrite
Benight
Bewrite
Requite
Tonight
Relight
Alright
Sleight
Uptight
Despite
Delight
Bedight
Contrite
Misdight
Parasite
Daylight
Impolite
Disunite
Epidosite
Overnight
Swartzite
Highlight
Overdight
A Mite
Widow'S Mite
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