DESPITE


Meaning of DESPITE in English

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) ]

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