despiteous

Meanings

• having or showing a contemptuous or scornful attitude despite danger or risk

  - "The soldier continued to smoke despite the enemy's gunfire."
  - "The defendant remained defiant and contemptuous towards the judge despite being found guilty."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with despiteous
despicable , deceptacle , deceptible , deplorable , deplorably , deprivable , deprivedly , derivable , derivably , disprovable , disprovably , disturbable , disturbably

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. despiteous () :
   

2. despite () :
   

3. despicable () :
   

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Variants

List of all variants of despiteous that leads to same result
despiteous , despiteously

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old French despert, from dis-, dis- + pert, present participle of porter, to bear or carry.

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How to Memorize "despiteous"

1. mnemonics
   

   - To memorize the definition of despiteous, use a mnemonic device such as a rhyme or acronym. For example, you could remember that despiteous means 'in spite of danger or risk, shows or has a contemptuous or scornful attitude' by remembering the acronym S.I.D.E.S. I = In spite of, D = Danger or risk, S = Shows or has, I = A contemptuous or scornful attitude.

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