despite

US: /dɪˈspaɪt/
UK: /dɪspˈa‍ɪt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


despite /dis'pait/
  • danh từ
    • sự ghen ghét; sự hiềm khích; sự thù oán; ác cảm
    • mối tức giận, mối hờn giận
    • (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) sự sỉ nhục, sự lăng mạ, sự khinh miệt; lời sỉ nhục, lời lăng mạ
    • in despite of
      • mặc dù, không kể, bất chấp
  • giới từ
    • dù, mặc dù, không kể, bất chấp
      • despite our efforts: mặc dù những cố gắng của chúng tôi

Advanced English dictionary


preposition
1 used to show that sth happened or is true in spite of sth: Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it. + Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work. + She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring.
2 (despite yourself) used to show that sb did not intend to do the thing mentioned: He had to laugh despite himself.

Thesaurus dictionary


prep.
in spite of, notwithstanding, undeterred by, regardless of, in the face or teeth of, in defiance of, without considering, without thought or consideration or regard for, ignoring:
We went sailing despite the fact that gales had been forecast.

Concise English dictionary


dɪ'spaɪt
noun
+lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
+contemptuous disregard