prep. & n.
prep. in spite of.
n. archaic or literary 1 outrage, injury. 2 malice, hatred (died of mere despite). despite (or in despite) of archaic in spite of. despiteful adj.
[ ME f. OF despit f. L despectus noun f. despicere (as DESPISE) ]
prep. & n.
prep. in spite of.
n. archaic or literary 1 outrage, injury. 2 malice, hatred (died of mere despite). despite (or in despite) of archaic in spite of. despiteful adj.
[ ME f. OF despit f. L despectus noun f. despicere (as DESPISE) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012