Synonyms:
contempt, disdain, scorn, despite
Meaning: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
Usage examples
Despite himself Dick shrank again.
Dick, despite himself, laughed, but the laugh was hysterical.
But despite the storm and his sufferings, he drew courage from nature itself.
They were already playing. Despite her flabby resolves she had not yet learned bridge.
I am going to be reconciled with you, despite the way you treated me when last we met.
His keen face, despite lines of wild living and dissipation, was the face of a thinker.
The room behind was small, and, despite the splintered glass in the window frame, stuffy.
But despite his superior attainments in the tracking craft, he was compelled to relinquish it.
It was just such a charge as a skilled horseman such as Haig would keenly enjoy, despite the danger.
Despite objurgation and contempt, it had become since 1840 a constant and growing factor in politics.