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despite

Webster 1828

DESPITE, noun 1. Extreme malice; violent hatred; malignity; malice irritated or enraged; active malignity; angry hatred.With all thy despite against the land of israel. Ezekiel 25:6.2. Defiance with contempt, or contempt of opposition.He will rise to fame in despite of his enemies.3. An act of malice or contempt; as a despite to the Most High.DESPITE, verb transitive To vex; to offend; to tease