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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Despite \De*spite"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Despited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despiting}.] [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare, intens. of despicere. See {Despite}, noun] To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Despite \De*spite"\, preposition In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices.
Syn: See {Notwithstanding}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Despite \De*spite"\, noun [OF. despit, F. d['e]pit, fr. L. despectus contempt, fr. despicere. See {Despise}, and cf. {Spite}, {Despect}.]
1. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate.
With all thy despite against the land of Israel. --Ezek. xxv. 6.
2. An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt.
A despite done against the Most High. --Milton.
{In despite}, in defiance of another's power or inclination.
{In despite of}, in defiance of; in spite of. See under {Spite}. ''Seized my hand in despite of my efforts to the contrary.'' --W. Irving.
{In your despite}, in defiance or contempt of you; in spite of you. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
despite
noun
1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" [syn: {contempt}, {disdain}, {scorn}]
2: contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
123 Moby Thesaurus words for "despite": Schadenfreude, abhorrence, abomination, affront, airs, arrogance, aspersion, at all costs, at any cost, atrocity, audacity, aversion, bold front, boldness, brash bearing, brashness, brassiness, bravado, brazenness, brickbat, bumptiousness, cattiness, cheekiness, clannishness, cliquishness, cockiness, cold shoulder, contempt, contemptuousness, contumacy, contumely, cut, daring, daringness, defial, defiance, defying, derision, despisal, detestation, discourtesy, disdain, disdainfulness, disfavor, disgust, dislike, disparagement, disregard, distaste, dump, enormity, even with, flouting, gibe, gloating pleasure, grudge, harm, hate, hatred, hauteur, humiliation, hurt, ignoring, ill will, impertinence, impudence, in defiance of, in despite of, in spite of, incivility, indignity, injury, insolence, insult, irregardless, irrespective of, jeer, jeering, loathing, malevolence, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, mock, mockery, notwithstanding, offense, outrage, pertness, put-down, rebuff, recalcitrance, regardless, regardless of, regardless of cost, rejection, repudiation, ridicule, sauciness, scoff, scorn, scornfulness, scurrility, slap, slight, sniffiness, snobbishness, snootiness, snottiness, snub, sovereign contempt, spite, spite of, spitefulness, spleen, spurning, stubbornness, superciliousness, taunt, toploftiness, uncomplimentary remark, unholy joy, with
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