Despite: meaning, definitions and examples

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despite

 

[ dษชหˆspaษชt ]

Preposition / Noun
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Preposition

in spite of

without being affected by; in spite of.

Synonyms

in spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of

Examples of usage

  • Despite the bad weather, they decided to go for a picnic.
  • She went for a run despite feeling tired.
  • I managed to finish the project despite numerous obstacles.
  • Despite his illness, he continued to work hard.
  • Despite the challenges, they succeeded in their mission.
Context #2 | Noun

a feeling of contempt or disdain

contemptuous disregard; scorn.

Synonyms

contempt, disdain, scorn

Examples of usage

  • He showed his despite towards her by ignoring her completely.
  • She did it with a look of despite on her face.

Translations

Translations of the word "despite" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น apesar de

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เฅ‡ เคฌเคพเคตเคœเฅ‚เคฆ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช trotz

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ meskipun

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะตะทะฒะฐะถะฐัŽั‡ะธ ะฝะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ pomimo

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใซใ‚‚ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚‰ใš

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท malgrรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ a pesar de

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท raฤŸmen

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์—๋„ ๋ถˆ๊ตฌํ•˜๊ณ 

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุจุงู„ุฑุบู… ู…ู†

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ navzdory

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ napriek

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฐฝ็ฎก

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ kljub

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รพrรกtt fyrir

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐั€ะฐะผะฐัั‚ะฐะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒ˜แƒฃแƒฎแƒ”แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ“

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ baxmayaraq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ a pesar de

Etymology

The word 'despite' originated from Middle English 'despit', from Old French 'despit', from Latin 'despectus', past participle of 'despicere' meaning 'to look down on'. The sense of 'contempt' is from late Middle English, while the sense of 'in spite of' is from early 17th century.

See also: spiteful, spitefully, spitefulness.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #2,037, this word belongs to solid intermediate vocabulary. It's frequently used in both casual and formal contexts and is worth learning for better fluency.