NOUN | feeling | despite, contempt, disdain, scorn | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike |
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act | despite | contemptuous disregard |
Sounds | dihspay't | |
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Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... |
Meaning | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. | |
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Example | "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" | |
Synonyms | contempt, disdain, scorn | |
Broader | dislike | A feeling of aversion or antipathy |
Spanish | desdén, desecho, desprecio, menosprecio, vilipendio | |
Catalan | desdeny, menyspreança, menyspreu, vilipendi |
Meaning | contemptuous disregard. | |
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Example | "she wanted neither favor nor despite" | |
Broader | disregard, neglect | Willful lack of care and attention |
Spanish | desprecio |
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