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in contempt of
Main Entry:
despite
[
dih-
spahyt
]
Show IPA
/
dɪˈspaɪt
/
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Part of Speech:
preposition
Definition:
in spite of, regardless of
Synonyms:
against
,
although
, even though, even with,
in contempt of
, in defiance of, in the face of,
notwithstanding
, undeterred by
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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