despite

noun

Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance.

(obsolete) Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.

(archaic) Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.

verb

(obsolete) To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.

Roots

specio-spite · Latin · look, see

Synonyms for despite

notwithstandingadv regardlessadv ignoringv defyingv disdainn scornn

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Where does despite come from?

The word despite breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -spite, from Latin specio (“look, see”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.