Site Map | FAQ

• Editor's Favorites
  • Black History Month
  • 2010 Winter Olympics
  • Valentine's Day
  • Profile of Haiti
  • 2010 Calendar
  • Holidays in America
  • Most Populous Countries
  • H1N1 Overview
  • Countries of the World
  • Top 50 U.S. Cities
  • Color Psychology
  • Most Popular Names
  • The Fifty States

Dictionary

de•spite

Pronunciation: (di-spīt'), [key]
—prep., n., v., -spit•ed, -spit•ing.

—prep.
in spite of; notwithstanding.

—n.
1. contemptuous treatment; insult.
2. malice, hatred, or spite.
3. in despite of, in spite of; notwithstanding: He was tolerant in despite of his background and education.

—v.t.
Obs.to anger or annoy (someone) out of spite.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

despise

despiteful

• • Cite
  • Print
  • Email
  • Bookmark
    • Add bookmark
    • Add to del.icio.us
    • Digg It!
    • Add to Reddit

Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hubris Analogy of the Day: Today's Analogy Spelling Bee: Today's Spelling Bee Kids' Word Quiz: exemplary Crossword: Crossword Puzzle Guide Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language

Find definitions for: