Definition
Plural of despite; acts of contempt, malice, or insult; or instances of deliberate harm done out of spite.
Etymology
From despite (from Old French despire, Latin despicere) + -s (plural). The noun form 'despite' existed in Middle English meaning 'contempt' or 'malice.'
Kelly Says
In legal documents and formal complaints, 'despites' was how people officially described insulting behavior—making contempt a countable, recordable offense.
Translations
ARالعربية
على الرغم من
ala tha-thum min
CACatalà
malgrat
ma-l-grat
CSČeština
navzdory
nav-z-dor-ee
ELΕλληνικά
παρά την
pa-ra tin
ESEspañol
a pesar de
a pesar de
FAفارسی
با وجود
ba yo-goo-d
FRFrançais
malgré
mal-gra
HIहिन्दी
हालांकि
haal-an-kee
IDBahasa Indonesia
meskipun
mes-ki-pun
ITItaliano
nonostante
non-ta-n-te
JA日本語
にもかかわらず
ni mo ka na ka re
KO한국어
에도 불구하고
i-deo bul-gu-ha-go
MSBahasa Melayu
walaupun
wa-la-pun
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
ondanks
on-danks
PTPortuguês
apesar de
a-pe-sar de
RUРусский
несмотря на
ne-spo-ko-mu na
SWKiswahili
ingawa
in-ga-wa
THไทย
ถึงแม้ว่า
theng mae wa
TRTürkçe
karşınca
kar-shin-cha
UKУкраїнська
незважаючи на
ne-zva-zhuy-y-na
VITiếng Việt
mặc dù
mac du