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.