1. Noun
Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate.
2. Noun
An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt.
3. Noun
To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
4. Preposition
In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices.
5. Noun
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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