lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
“he was held in contempt”
noun
contemptuous disregard
“she wanted neither favor nor despite”
Word Forms
contemptuous
adjective
expressing extreme contempt
disdain
verb
look down on with disdain
scorn
verb
look down on with disdain
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
trotz
Mangel an Respekt, begleitet von einem Gefühl intensiver Abneigung
🇫🇷French
malgré
manque de respect accompagné d'un sentiment d'aversion intense
🇪🇸Spanish
a pesar de
Falta de respeto acompañada de un sentimiento de intenso disgusto.
🇮🇹Italian
nonostante
mancanza di rispetto accompagnata da un sentimento di intensa antipatia
🇳🇱Dutch
ondanks
gebrek aan respect dat gepaard gaat met een gevoel van intense afkeer
🇵🇹Portuguese
apesar de
falta de respeito acompanhada por um sentimento de intensa antipatia
🇷🇺Russian
несмотря на
отсутствие уважения, сопровождающееся чувством сильной неприязни
India
🇮🇳Hindi
इसके बावजूद
तीव्र नापसंदगी की भावना के साथ सम्मान की कमी
🇧🇩Bengali
সত্ত্বেও
সম্মানের অভাব তীব্র অপছন্দের অনুভূতি দ্বারা অনুষঙ্গী
🇮🇳Tamil
இருந்தாலும்
மரியாதை இல்லாமை தீவிர வெறுப்பு உணர்வுடன் சேர்ந்து
🇮🇳Telugu
ఉన్నప్పటికీ
తీవ్రమైన అయిష్ట భావనతో కూడిన గౌరవం లేకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
असूनही
आदराचा अभाव, तीव्र नापसंतीची भावना
🇮🇳Gujarati
છતાં
આદરનો અભાવ તીવ્ર અણગમાની લાગણી સાથે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೊರತಾಗಿಯೂ
ಗೌರವದ ಕೊರತೆಯು ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದ ಭಾವನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നിട്ടും
തീവ്രമായ ഇഷ്ടക്കേടിൻ്റെ വികാരത്തോടൊപ്പമുള്ള ബഹുമാനക്കുറവ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੇ ਬਾਵਜੂਦ
ਤੀਬਰ ਨਾਪਸੰਦ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
باوجود
شدید ناپسندیدگی کے احساس کے ساتھ احترام کی کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
尽管
缺乏尊重并伴有强烈的厌恶感
🇯🇵Japanese
にもかかわらず
激しい嫌悪感を伴う敬意の欠如
🇰🇷Korean
~에도 불구하고
강렬한 혐오감을 동반한 존경심 부족
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cho dù
thiếu tôn trọng kèm theo cảm giác không thích mãnh liệt
🇹🇭Thai
ถึงอย่างไรก็ตาม
ขาดความเคารพพร้อมกับความรู้สึกไม่ชอบอย่างแรง
🇮🇩Indonesian
meskipun
kurangnya rasa hormat disertai dengan perasaan tidak suka yang intens
🇵🇭Filipino
sa kabila
kawalan ng paggalang na sinamahan ng isang pakiramdam ng matinding hindi gusto
🇲🇾Malay
walaupun
kurang rasa hormat disertai dengan perasaan tidak suka yang amat sangat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بالرغم من
قلة الاحترام مصحوبة بشعور شديد بالكراهية
🇮🇷Persian
با وجود
عدم احترام همراه با احساس بیزاری شدید
🇹🇷Turkish
aksine
Yoğun bir hoşnutsuzluk duygusunun eşlik ettiği saygı eksikliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
לַמרוֹת
חוסר כבוד מלווה בתחושת סלידה עזה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'despite'?
The primary meaning of 'despite' is 'lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'despite' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'despite' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'despite' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'despite' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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