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despite


Main Entry: 1de·spite
Pronunciation: \di-ˈspīt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French despit, from Latin despectus, from despicere
Date: 13th century

1 : the feeling or attitude of despising : contempt
2 : malice, spite
3 a : an act showing contempt or defiance b : detriment, disadvantage <I know of no government which stands to its obligations, even in its own despite, more solidly — Sir Winston Churchill>

in despite of : in spite of


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