in spite of vs despite
despite
Definitions
noun
- lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- contemptuous disregard
Examples
A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell.
Sadly, none of a myriad of ingenious contraptions, despite inventors' claims, puts forth more energy than it absorbs.
Despite the lateness of the hour Annabel gathered her skirts and prepared to take a solitary ramble in the garden.
