Meaning of despite | Babel Free
Definitions
- in spite of, despite
- In spite of; notwithstanding: won the game despite overwhelming odds.
- in despite of, in spite of; notwithstanding.
- in spite of. He didn't get the job despite all his qualifications. in weerwil van, nieteenstaande بالرَّغْمِ من въпреки apesar de navzdory trotz trods; på trods af παρά, παρόλο που a pesar de (millelegi) vaatamata علی رغم؛ باوجود huolimatta malgréלמרות होने पर भी, बैर usprkos vminek ellenére walaupun þrátt fyrir malgrado ~にもかかわらず (~임에도) 불구하고 nežiūrint par spīti; neraugoties uz meskipun ondankstil tross for, på tross avmimo سره له دې: كينه: نفرت، كركه apesar de în ciuda несмотря на napriek klj...
- Contemptuous defiance or disregard.
- Spite; malice: "He died soon after ... of pure despite and vexation" (Sir Walter Scott).
- in spite of; undeterred by
- archaic contempt; insult
- in despite of (preposition) rare in spite of
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(tr) an archaic word for spite tr
- in spite of; notwithstanding.
Equivalents
العربية
على الرغم من
Ελληνικά
ενώ
Español
a pesar de
Suomi
huolimatta
Galego
ende mal
עברית
חרף
日本語
雖も
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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