in spite of

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in spite of

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  1. idiomatic Despite, irrespective of, notwithstanding. No evening I had passed at Bly had the portentous quality of this one; in spite of which—and in spite also of the deeper depths of consternation that had opened beneath my feet—there was literally, in the ebbing actual, an extraordinarily sweet sadness.

    Similar: maugre, regardless of, despite, with, for all, irrespective of, notwithstanding, in spite of, without considering, without regard for

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prep despite

Española pesar de
한국어에도 불구하고 -e-do bulguhago
日本語〜にもかかわらず -nimo kakawarazu
中文儘管 /尽管 jǐnguǎn, 不顧 /不顾 bùgù, 不管 bùguǎn, 任憑 /任凭 rènpíng, 即使 jíshǐ
Portuguêsa despeito de, apesar de
Françaismalgré, en dépit de, bien que
Deutschtrotz
Italianononostante, sebbene, malgrado
Ελληνικάπαρά pará
Românăcu toate că, în ciuda
Русскийнесмотря́ на nesmotrjá na, вопреки́ voprekí
العربيةرَغْم أَنَّ raḡm ʔanna, رُغْم أَنَّ ruḡm ʔanna, بِالرَّغْمِ مِن bi-r-raḡmi min, عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِن ʕalā r-raḡmi min
עבריתלמרות lamrot

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@misc{in_spite_of_2026,
  title = {in spite of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20spite%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}