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  • preposition. In spite of; notwithstanding.
  • noun. Contemptuous defiance or disregard.
  • noun. Spite; malice.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To treat with contempt; set at naught; despise.
  • To vex; offend; spite.
  • noun. Scorn; contempt; extreme malice; malignity; contemptuous aversion; spite.
  • noun. Defiance with contempt of opposition; contemptuous challenge.
  • noun. An act of malice or injury.
  • In despite of; notwithstanding.
  • Synonyms Notwithstanding, In spite of, Despite. See notwithstanding.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
  • noun. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate.
  • noun. An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt.
  • noun. in defiance of another's power or inclination.
  • noun. in defiance of; in spite of. See under Spite.
  • noun. in defiance or contempt of you; in spite of you.
  • preposition. In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
  • noun. Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
  • noun. Evil feeling; malice, spite.
  • preposition. in spite of
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. contemptuous disregard
  • noun. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  • Word Usage
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