SPITE OF

Definition: SPITE OF

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.

Disagreement

Adverb: in defiance, in contempt,in spite of; discordantly; Adjective: a tort et a travers.

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: 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

• Chronically Happy: Joyful Living In Spite Of Chronic Illness (reference)

• Overcoming Procrastination: Or How to Think and Act Rationally in Spite of Life's Inevitable Hassles (reference)

• Alec Wilder in Spite of Himself: A Life of the Composer (reference)

• Betsy in Spite of Herself (Harper Trophy Book) (reference)

• How to Be Organized in Spite of Yourself: Time and Space Management That Works With Your Personal Style (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• In Spite Of Ourselves (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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.

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

He began in spite of himself to think of other things, of indifferent things.

In spite of all he had done it.

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 "SPITE OF": 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, in spite of, notwithstanding). (various references)

Albanian

pavarësisht nga kjo (in spite of). (various references)

Arabic 

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

Chinese 

百折不�'" (be indomitable, be undaunted by repeated setbacks, keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks), 儘管 (although, despite, even though, in spite of), 不顧 (in spite of, regardless of). (various references)

Czech

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

trots (defiance, defiantly, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, pride, proud, spite), ten spýte van (defiantly, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding), ondanks (defiantly, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding), om,ondanks de lage omzettingssnelheid,toch een ferriet-perliet-structuur te verkrijgen,moet het staal op een speciale wijze worden gekoeld,zoals b.v.koelen tot 670 deg.C,twee uur op deze temperatuur houden en daarna in lucht afkoelen (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), niettegenstaande (defiantly, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding), indien de druk van de olie blijft dalen ondanks het weer injecteren van spontaan vrijgekomen gassen,dan wordt overgegaan tot het toepassen van het gas lift-procédé waarbij in de stijgbuis een onder druk staand gas wordt geïnjecteerd de olie emulgeert (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), in weerwil van (defiantly, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding), de vertegenwoordigers van de deelnemende Staten hebben de nadruk gelegd op het belang dat zij hechten aan het proces van ontspanning, dat is voortgezet sedert de aanneming van de Slotakte, ondanks moeilijkheden en belemmeringen die zich hebben voorgedan (the representatives of the participating States stressed the importance they attach to détente, which has continued since the adoption of the Final Act in spite of difficulties and obstacles encountered). (various references)

Esperanto

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

Faeroese

hóast (although, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, though). (various references)

Finnish

huolimatta (despite, in spite of, notwhitstanding, notwithstanding). (various references)

French

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

German

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

Greek 

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

Hebrew 

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

Hungarian

vminek ellenére (despite, in defiance of sg, in spite of), vminek dacára (in spite of), valami ellenére (in spite of), noha (albeit, although, for all that, in spite of that, tho', though, while, with), minden hibája ellenére (in spite of all his faults, with all his faults), jóllehet (albeit, although, in spite of that, notwithstanding), hogy (according to all indications, allowing for, and not, as, as everyone knows, as long as, at the expense of sg, by all appearances, don't you dare, except for, gin, have a way with him, have the good sense to, have the luck to, have the sense to, he'll come I'll be bound, his behaviour up to till now shows that, his one thought is, how, how are things?, how are you?, how can I tell that he will do it?, how is it that, how odd that, I bethought that, I came to realize that, I can't get it out of my head that, I have a fancy that, I have a hunch that, I have come to believe that, I have heard it said, I have heard tell, if, I'll bet anything that, I'll bet you that, in spite of that, in such a way as to, in the hope that, in what way, it costs me to tell you, it does not follow that, it does not necessarily follow that, it irks me to, it is a common experience that, it is as much as saying that, it is clear that, it is easy for you to say, it is hardly to be expected that, it is known to all that, it is long odds that, it is many a long day since, it is not for nothing that, it never entered my head that, it's a good job that, it's getting on for two months since, it's late in the day to, it's rather late in the day to, like, little did I dream that, matters are at such a point that, meseems that, more by token, on the chance that, on the stipulation that, on the supposition that, on the understanding that, people say that, please let me know whether, purposely, saving that, sith, such as, supposing, that, that is easy to see, the best of the business is that, the chances are that, the fact is, the gimmick is that, the idea came across my mind that, the idea occured him that, the idea smote him that, the long and short of it, the long and the short, the merry jest was, the odds are that, there is a story that, there is a whisper that, there is much to be said for, there is no call to, they say that, this is to certify that, this is what is known as, this points to the fact that, this should not be taken to mean that, thus much is certain that, to adopt measures to, to all appearances, to be all afire with the desire to, to be all agog to, to be entitled to say that, to be fain to do sg, to be in honour bound to, to be no evidence o, to be of the opinion that, to be on the point of doing sg, to be on the very edge of, to be out to, to be passionately eager to, to be said to, to be under the necessity of, to be unwitting that, to cherish the hope that, to claim that, to concede that, to conceit oneself that, to crane one's neck to see sg, to dare sy to do sg, to debar sy from doing sg, to descend to doing sy, to dread falling ill, to dread to fall ill, to feel it necessary to, to find a means to, to find a way to do sg, to flatter oneself that, to give sy to believe that, to go through the motions of sg, to hint to sy that, to hit upon the idea of sg, to hold that, to kid sy that, to know better than to, to lay it down as a principle that, to lay odds of three to one that, to lay that, to maintain that, to make every endeavour to, to make it a matter of conscience to, to make it a point of honour to, to make it a rule, to make shift, to persuade oneself that, to reflect that, to serve the purpose of, to set one's wits to work to, to show one's cards, to start out to, to start with, to such a pitch that, to suffer sg to be done, to take measures to, to take pains to do sg, to the end that, to think it proper to, what), ellenére (despite, in spite of, in the teeth of, notwithstanding, with), dacára vminek (in spite of sg), dacára (despite, in spite of, notwithstanding), annak ellenére (all the same, any the less, despite, despite of, even though, in spite of that, nevertheless, notwithstanding). (various references)

Italian

se la pressione di giacimento continua ad abbassarsi malgrado la reiniezione del gas separatosi spontaneamente,si fa ricorso al "gas lift" introducendo nel tubing un gas sotto pressione che emulsiona il petrolio e lo fa risalire a giorno, per ottenere una struttura ferritico-perlitica malgrado la lentezza di trasformazione l'acciaio viene raffreddato in una maniera determinata, ad es. a 670 C, mantenuto a quella temperatura per 2 h e poi raffreddato in aria (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), nonostante (after, although, despite, even though, for all, in spite of, nevertheless, notwithstanding, spite, vexation, with), malgrado (after, although, despite, even though, for, for all, in spite of, notwithstanding), i rappresentanti degli Stati partecipanti hanno sottolineato l'importanza da essi attribuita alla distensione che è proseguita dopo l'adozione dell'Atto Finale malgrado le difficolt� e gli ostacoli incontrati (the representatives of the participating States stressed the importance they attach to détente, which has continued since the adoption of the Final Act in spite of difficulties and obstacles encountered), contrariamente (contrarily, contrary to, counter, in spite of, on the contrary, reply), ciononostante (in spite of this, nevertheless). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

漫ろに (in spite of oneself, somehow, vaguely, without knowing why). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

そぞろに (in spite of oneself, somehow, vaguely, without knowing why), くせに (and yet, in spite of, though, when), びょうき�'おしていく (to go in spite of illness), ふかくのなみ� (crying in spite of oneself), のに (although, in order to, in spite of, so that), にもかかわらず (in spite of, nevertheless), かかわらず (in spite of, regardless of), われにもあらず (absentmindedly, in spite of oneself), やっぱり (absolutely, also, as I thought, in spite of, of course, still), やはり (absolutely, also, as I thought, in spite of, of course, still). (various references)

Papiamen

apesar di (defiantly, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding), apesar (defiantly, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding). (various references)

Pig Latin

itespay ofay

Polish

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

Portuguese

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

Romanian

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

Russian 

несмотря на (although, despite, in spite of, 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

si la presión del petróleo continua disminuyendo a pesar de la reinyección del gas, se recurre al método de empuje por gas (método "gas-lift")introduciendo en el "tubing" un gas a presión que emulsiona el petróleo y lo hace ascender, para obtener una estructura ferrítico-perlítica, a pesar de la lentitud de transformación, el acero se enfría de una forma determinada, por ejemplo a 670 grados C, manteniéndolo a esa temperatura durante 2 horas y después enfriándolo al aire (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), los representantes de los Estados participantes pusieron de relieve la importancia que atribuyen a la distensión, que ha continuado desde la aprobación del Acta Final pese a las dificultades y obstáculos encontrados (the representatives of the participating States stressed the importance they attach to détente, which has continued since the adoption of the Final Act in spite of difficulties and obstacles encountered), con (by, cum, else, even, in spite of, with), a pesar de (despite, for all, in spite of, notwithstanding), a despecho de (despite, in spite of). (various references)

Swedish

trots (defiance, defiantly, despite, in spite of, 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, in spite of, notwithstanding, whilst), karşın (albeit, altho, although, althought, as, but yet, despite, for all, in despite of, in spite of, notwithstanding, per contra). (various references)

Ukrainian

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

Welsh

er gwaethaf (in spite of). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: potsie, softie, sopite.

-2 letters: estop, feist, foist, pesto, piste, poets, poise, posit, spite, stipe, stope, topes, topis.

-3 letters: efts, epos, fets, fist, fits, foes, fops, opes, opts, peso, pest, pets, pies, piso, pits, poet, pois, pose, post, pots, seif, sept, sift, sipe, site, soft, spit, spot, step, stop, ties, tips, toes, tope, topi.

+1 letter: firepots, pieforts, postfire.

+2 letters: floppiest, pettifogs, piedforts, postfixed, postfixes, profiters.

+3 letters: fingerpost, pontifices, profiteers, profitless, profitwise, shoplifted, shoplifter.

+4 letters: fetoscopies, fiberoptics, fingerposts, fortepianos, knifepoints, perfections, pestiferous, pianofortes, prenotifies, profanities, proficients, profligates, shoplifters, superprofit, toploftiest.

+5 letters: fetoproteins, frontispiece, mifepristone, perforations, perfusionist, pettifoggers, pontificates, postfeminist, professoriat, profiteroles, profundities, proliferates, stupefaction, superprofits, toploftiness.