de·spite 
(dĭ-spīt)
(dĭ-spīt)prep.
In spite of; notwithstanding: won the game despite overwhelming odds.
n.
1. Contemptuous defiance or disregard.
2. Spite; malice: "He died soon after ... of pure despite and vexation" (Sir Walter Scott).
[Short for in despite of, from Middle English despit, spite, from Old French, from Latin dēspectus, from past participle of dēspicere, to despise; see DESPISE.]
- Indo-European root: menegh-
- Indo-European root: mer-
- Indo-European root: merg-
- Indo-European root: meuə-
- Indo-European root: mizdho-
- Indo-European root: mori-
- Indo-European root: mregh-u-
- Indo-European root: mā-
- Indo-European root: mā-
- Indo-European root: māk-
- Indo-European root: māter-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mūs-
- Indo-European root: nas-
- Indo-European root: ne
- Indo-European root: nebh-
- Indo-European root: ned-
- Indo-European root: nek-
- Indo-European root: nek-
- Indo-European root: nekw-t-
- Indo-European root: nem-
- Indo-European root: nepōt-