IN SPITE OF

Definition: IN SPITE OF

IN SPITE OF

1. In opposition to all efforts of; in defiance or contempt of; notwithstanding. ``Continuing, spite of pain, to use a knee after it had been slightly ibnjured.'' --H. Spenser. ``And saved me in spite of the world, the devil, and myself.'' --South. ``In spite of all applications, the patient grew worse every day.'' --Arbuthnot. See Syn. under Notwithstanding .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Compulsion

Under protest, in spite of one's teeth; against one's will; nolens volens; (of necessity); by stress of circumstances, by stress of weather; under press of; de rigueur.

Counteraction

Adverb: although; in spite of; against.

Opposition

In spite, in despite, in defiance; in the way, in the teeth of, in the face of; across; athwart, overthwart; where the shoe pinches; in spite of one's teeth.

Unwillingness

Adverb: unwillingly; Adjective: grudgingly, with a heavy heart; with a bad, with an ill grace; against one's wishes, against one's will, against the grain, sore against one's wishes, sore against one's will, sore against one's grain; invita Minerva; a contre caeur; malgre soi; in spite of one's teeth, in spite of oneself; nolens volens; (necessity); perforce; under protest; no; not for the world, far be it from me.

Crosswords: IN SPITE OF

You've already won me over in spite of me (Head Over Feet; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)

But why in spite of our age difference do I cry (Clair; performing artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan)

In spite of what my heart says (You're Makin Me High; performing artist: Toni Braxton)

Successful teachers are effective in spite of the psychological theories they suffer under. (references; author: Educational Proverb)

Children are natural mimics. They act like their parents in spite of every attempt to teach them good manners. (references; author: unknown)

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved: loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. (references; author: unknown)

In Spite of Danger (1935)

A Suffragette in Spite of Himself (1912)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Lighten Up!: How to Be Happy in Spite of It All (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Oops!!! Buoy pulled under by strong currents under Golden Gate Bridge In spite of the best laid plans, sometimes things go awry Photo #1 of sequence. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Figure 55. Burt's nipper, invented by Peter Burt, a British ship builder, in 1818. It was used to keep the sounding line vertical in spite of the motion of the ship. It was used by the British Admiralty along with a device of the same type designed by Massey. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 56. Pecoul logging sounder, invented in 1849 by Master Mariner Adolphe Pecoul of Marseille. This device was used to measure measure depths while a vessel was underway or to be used as a speed logging device. It was tested in 1850. In spite of favorable reports from numerous ship captain, it was rejected by the Ministry of the Marine and Colonies. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Poster from the "What the Navy is Doing" series, published by the Navy Recruiting Bureau, New York, circa 1919. Text below the pictures reads: "The above views were taken at one of our Naval Hospitals, which has adopted a method of keeping convalescent patients occupied and thus relieving the monotony of this inactive period. The men are taught to make various articles, such as rugs, leather purses and knotted belts. These articles are sold and the proceeds given to the men. Special attention is paid to those maimed during the war, who are being trained to care for themselves in spite of their injuries.". Credit: NAVY.

She had a distinction, in spite of her obvious weariness, that puzzled and charmed Peter. Credit: Library of Congress.

A widow and her friends. II. She decides to die in spite of Dr. Bottles. Credit: Library of Congress.

In spite of adverse winds I'll just keep at it. Credit: Library of Congress.

Adrift in spite of rock and tempests roar ... / / Coffin. Credit: Library of Congress.

Food in England. The Debnams hoe their sugar beet crop at Essex, England. In spite of their age they put in a full day at farm work to supply their country with needed food. Credit: Library of Congress.

World War disabled veteran heroes in spite of their handicaps play par golf. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES, recognising the moral obligation to redress the wrong done by Germany in 1871 both to the rights of France and to the wishes of the population of Alsace and Lorraine, which were separated from their country in spite of the solemn protest of their representatives at the Assembly of Bordeaux Agree upon the following Articles: ARTICLE 5l. (reference)

I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1909)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

She was obliged, in spite of her previous determination to the contrary, to do it all the justice that Mrs. Weston foretold

He seemed to yield to the justice of this supposition, in spite of himself

Marius, to speak of it in passing, a republican militant, and he had proved it, was now a baron in spite of himself

The old man was a nimble walker in spite of his corns and often ten or twelve miles of the road were covered

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Hypoxia is a condition in which there is a decrease of oxygen to the tissue in spite of adequate blood flow to the tissue. (references)

With proper care and treatment many individuals have normal life expectancy, in spite of the severe impairments that characterize the disorder. (references)

They address (1) apnea with "successful intervention," (2) deaths following apnea where compliance has been questionable, and (3) deaths in spite of appropriate parental response to monitor alarms. (references)

Business

CTI considers CDMA technology superior to GSM in spite of being less widespread. (references)

The main goal is to gain end users with continuous demand in spite of their pricing sensitivity. (references)

This has held true in spite of increased and diversified competition from Pacific Rim suppliers. (references)

Civil Liberties

Togo

In practice first-time offenders were imprisoned in spite of the former article, which was changed to conform to practice. (references)

Liberia

ELBC acquired short-wave equipment in August and planned to begin broadcasting in September; however, by year's end, it had not begun broadcasting on that frequency in spite of the Government's promises. (references)

Croatia

The media law, also passed in October, obliges all media to make public their ownership structures by January 2002. In spite of these reforms, a truly independent nationwide television station did not exist by year's end. (references)

Economic History

Ecuador

NARRATIVE: Ecuadorians continue to prefer US food products in spite of their higher cost. (references)

Czech Rep

Mortgages exist but in spite of government subsidy programs remain limited to those with working capital or property. (references)

Hungary

Low cattle numbers and live beef cattle exports results in absolute and quality beef shortages, in spite of low domestic consumption. (references)

Human Rights

Nicaragua

The family of Leal took the case to the police and judicial authorities, but in spite of an arrest warrant, the police never apprehended Alejandro Carrion. (references)

Senegal

There are credible reports that police and gendarmes often beat suspects during questioning and pretrial detention, in spite of constitutional prohibitions against such treatment, and the problem remained a serious public concern. (references)

Hungary

The law permits police to hold suspects in public security detention (PSD) under certain circumstances, including when a suspect has no identity papers, when blood or urine tests must be performed to determine blood alcohol content, or when a suspect continues to commit a misdemeanor offense in spite of a prior warning. (references)

Political Economy

Cote d'Ivoire

Prison conditions remained harsh and life threatening, in spite of some improvements. (references)

Thailand

Meanwhile, the democratic ethos continues to develop and expand in Thailand, in spite of economic setbacks. (references)

MALAYSIA

The government subsequently abolished most capital controls, but has maintained the fixed exchange rate, in spite of concerns that falling foreign exchange reserves, between May 2000 and June 2001, could lead to a reconsideration of the policy. (references)

Political Rights

Russia

However, in spite of efforts made by authorities to prepare for safe and orderly elections in the Chechen Republic, observers stated that many of the conditions associated with democratic elections could not be met. (references)

Uganda

He counted 230 M.P.'s in the Movement ranks, giving it a clear majority; however, a number of moderate Movement M.P.'s, including some M.P.'s who were at the forefront of the fight against corruption in the Sixth Parliament, kept their seats in spite of Museveni's active campaigning for their opponents. (references)

Bangladesh

The mandate of the caretaker Government was to oversee the holding of the elections within 90 days of the dissolution of Parliament and to manage the day-to-day operations of the Government until the next Prime Minister took office on October 10. Domestic and international observers deemed the general election held on October 1 to be generally free and fair, in spite of sporadic violence and isolated irregularities. (references)

Trade

Switzerland

The revised law, in spite of considerable opposition, is expected to be put into effect as of spring, 2002. This will bring Swiss anti-cartel legislation to the same level as that applied by the EU. (references)

Women

Lebanon

Despite a law prohibiting battery with a maximum sentence of 3 years in prison for those convicted, some religious courts legally may require a battered wife to return to the house in spite of physical abuse. (references)

Worker Rights

Cote d'Ivoire

The Labor Ministry arbitrated more than 20 labor conflicts during the year, in spite of the social truce asked for by the Government. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "IN SPITE OF": in spite of appearance ♦ in spite of everything ♦ in spite of one's teeth ♦ in spite of oneself ♦ in spite of the fact that ♦ In spite of the teeth ♦ in spite of this. Additional references.

Afrikaans

ten spyte van (defiantly, despite, notwithstanding). (various references)

Albanian

pavarësisht nga kjo. (various references)

Arabic 

‏مع ذلك (however, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, therewith, though, yet), ‏مع أن (tho', though, when), ‏على الرغم من (despite, for, not, notwithstanding, that, while, with high hand), ‏بصرف النظر عن (despite, regardless of). (various references)

Chinese 

儘管 (although, despite, even though), 不顧 (regardless of). (various references)

Czech

přesto (after all, all the same, even so, nevertheless, notwithstanding, regardless, still, yet), přes (above, across, beyond, by, despite, notwithstanding, over, past, through, via), navzdory (after, despite, in the teeth of). (various references)

Danish

saafremt trykket i olien fortsat falder trods tilbageledning af udstroemmet gas,benyttes den saakaldte gas lift-metode ved under tryk af lede en gasart ned i produktionsforingsroeret,saa denne faar olien til at emulgere og stige op (if the pressure of the oil continues to fall, in spite of gas re-injection, in which gas is pumped into the tubing under high pressure, recourse is had to the gas lift method, thus emulsifying the oil and causing it to rise), for trods omdannelsestraegheden at opnaa en ferritisk-perlitisk struktur,afkoeles staalet paa forudbestemt maade:luftafkoeling til 670 grader C,2 timers holdetid og derefter luftafkoeling (held at 670 C for 2 h and then air cooled, in order to obtain a ferrite-pearlite structure, in spite of the slow transformation rate, the steel must be cooled). (various references)

Dutch

in weerwil van (defiantly, despite, notwithstanding), trots (defiance, defiantly, despite, notwithstanding, pride, proud, spite), ten spýte van (defiantly, despite, notwithstanding), ondanks (defiantly, despite, notwithstanding), niettegenstaande (defiantly, despite, notwithstanding). (various references)

Esperanto

spite (defiantly, despite), malgraŭ (despite, notwithstanding). (various references)

Faeroese

hóast (although, despite, notwithstanding, though). (various references)

Finnish

huolimatta (despite, notwhitstanding, notwithstanding). (various references)

French

malgré (in the face of), en dépit de. (various references)

German

trotz (contrariness, defiance, defiantly, despite, for, notwithstanding, with), ungeachtet (defiantly, degardless of, despite, irrespective of, irrespectively, notwithstanding, regardless, regardless of). (various references)

Greek 

παρά (although, despite, from, mere, notwithstanding, than). (various references)

Hebrew 

למרות (although, despite, disobey, notwithstanding, rebel against), על אף (although, despite, even though, in the teeth of). (various references)

Hungarian

vminek ellenére (despite, in defiance of sg), vminek dacára, valami ellenére, ellenére (despite, in the teeth of, notwithstanding, with), dacára (despite, notwithstanding). (various references)

Italian

nonostante (after, although, despite, even though, for all, nevertheless, notwithstanding, spite, vexation, with), malgrado (after, although, despite, even though, for, for all, notwithstanding), contrariamente (contrarily, contrary to, counter, on the contrary, reply). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

矢張り (absolutely, also, as I thought, of course, still), 矢っ張り (absolutely, also, as I thought, of course, still), 拘らず (regardless of), くすくす笑う (and yet, boldly, clearly, distinctly, exhausted, sobbing noise, though, to be dull, to be exhausted, to be quiet, to crumple up, to darken, to die, to giggle, when, withered), のけ者 (although, as well as, because of ..., besides, extra-high-speed Toukai-line shinkansen, for the sake of, in order to, on the occasion of, only, outcast, slowly, sluggishly, so that, that being the case, unconcernedly), にも拘らず (broad grin, cat meow, grinning, mewing, nevertheless, slitheringly), 不抱 (regardless of). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

くせに (and yet, though, when), のに (although, in order to, so that), にもかかわらず (nevertheless), かかわらず (regardless of), やっぱり (absolutely, also, as I thought, of course, still), やはり (absolutely, also, as I thought, of course, still). (various references)

Papiamen

apesar di (defiantly, despite, notwithstanding), apesar (defiantly, despite, notwithstanding). (various references)

Pig Latin

inay itespay ofay.(various references)

Polish

wbrew (defiantly, despite), pomimo (despite, notwithstanding), na przekór (defiantly, despite). (various references)

Portuguese

embora (albeit, although, as, away, but, even if, however, if, nevertheless, notwithstanding, off, though, way, while, whilst, yet), em que pese, apesar de (after, although, despite, even though, notwithstanding, regardless of, though, with), a despeito de (after, despite of, in respect of, in the face of, notwithstanding). (various references)

Romanian

neţinind seamã de, în ciuda (despite, for all, in defiance of, in despite of, in the face of, notwithstanding, with). (various references)

Russian 

несмотря на (although, despite, nevertheless, nonetheless, though). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

uprkos (despite, nevertheless, notwithstanding, spite: in spite of, tooth: in the teeth of), pored (along, alongside, alongside of, bedside, beside, besides, by, close to, near, next to, notwithstanding, past, spite: in spite of), mimo (by, outside, past, spite: in spite of). (various references)

Spanish

con (by, cum, else, even, with), a pesar de (despite, for all, notwithstanding), a despecho de (despite). (various references)

Swedish

trots (defiance, defiantly, despite, in the face of, inspite, notwithstandig, notwithstanding, obstinacy, regardless of, scorn, with). (various references)

Turkish

rağmen (after all, altho, although, as, but what, but yet, considering, despite, even though, for all, in despite of, notwithstanding, spite of, whilst), karşın (albeit, altho, although, althought, as, but yet, despite, for all, in despite of, notwithstanding, per contra, spite of). (various references)

Ukrainian

незважаючи на (after, nevertheless, notwithstanding, regardless, with, without respect to). (various references)

Welsh

er gwaethaf. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: notifies.

-2 letters: finites, inosite, nifties, piniest, pinites, pintoes, pointes, sinopie, tiepins.

-3 letters: feints, finest, finite, infest, instep, ionise, netops, opines, pinite, pinots, pintos, piston, pities, pitons, pointe, points, ponies, pontes, postin, potsie, seniti, soften, softie, sopite, spinet, spinto, tiepin.

-4 letters: eosin, estop, feint, feist, fines, finis, finos, foins, foist, fonts, inept, infos, inset, intis.

+1 letter: pontifices.

+2 letters: knifepoints, prenotifies, profanities, proficients.

+3 letters: frontispiece, mifepristone, perfusionist, pontificates, postfeminist, profundities.

+4 letters: frontispieces, imperfections, mifepristones, perfectionism, perfectionist, perfusionists, petrifactions, pettifoggings, photofinisher, postinfection, specification.

+5 letters: perfectionisms, perfectionists, petrifications, photofinishers, prefigurations, proliferations, specifications, superinfection.