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despite
preposition
used
to
say
that
something
happens
or
is
true
even
though
another
fact
makes
it
surprising
or
could
have
stopped
it
•
Despite
his
bad
cold
,
the
boy
still
rode
his
bicycle
to
school
.
Despite
his
bad
cold
,
the
boy
still
rode
his
bicycle
to
school
.
•
The
family
enjoyed
their
picnic
despite
the
sudden
rain
shower
.
The
family
enjoyed
their
picnic
despite
the
sudden
rain
shower
.
From
Middle
English
,
borrowed
from
Anglo-French
despit
,
from
Latin
dēspicere
“
to
look
down
on
.”
Originally
a
noun
meaning
“
contempt
,”
it
later
developed
into
the
preposition
used
today
.
noun
strong
dislike
,
anger
,
or
contempt
that
you
show
toward
someone
or
something
(
archaic
or
literary
)
•
The
knight
refused
to
kneel
,
acting
out
of
pure
despite
.
The
knight
refused
to
kneel
,
acting
out
of
pure
despite
.
•
She
spoke
with
open
despite
for
those
who
had
betrayed
her
trust
.
She
spoke
with
open
despite
for
those
who
had
betrayed
her
trust
.
Same
origin
as
the
preposition
:
Middle
English
despit
,
from
Old
French
despeit
,
from
Latin
dēspicere
“
to
look
down
on
.”
Originally
the
noun
form
meaning
“
contempt
,
scorn
.”
spite
verb
-
spite
,
spiting
,
spites
,
spited
to
deliberately
annoy
,
hurt
,
or
upset
someone
•
Mia
declined
the
invitation
just
to
spite
her
ex-partner
.
Mia
declined
the
invitation
just
to
spite
her
ex-partner
.
•
The
boy
hid
the
remote
to
spite
his
older
sister
during
their
movie
night
.
The
boy
hid
the
remote
to
spite
his
older
sister
during
their
movie
night
.
Developed
from
the
noun
sense
in
the
late
1500s
,
turning
the
feeling
of
malice
into
an
action
.
