despite

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
  2. Noun.  (archaic) Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
  3. Noun.  Evil feeling; malice, spite.
  4. Preposition.  in spite of.

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