Despite

[Raeanne Dimick]

In spite of

[Becky]

Without being affected by; in spite of.

[Dave Paprocki]

without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by:

I still enjoyed the week despite the weather.
Despite repeated assurances that the product is safe, many people have stopped buying it.
[-ing] verb He managed to eat a [big lunch] despite having eaten an enormous breakfast.
despite yourself

If you do something despite yourself, you do it although you do not want to or although you know you should not:

He laughed despite himself.
She took the money from her mothers purse, despite herself.
More examples

[Trains] are still running, despite the snow.
The pop festival passed off peacefully, despite [the fears] of local residents.
The overall situation is good, despite a few minor problems.
He was able to lead a normal life, despite the illness.
She manages to stay [cheerful] despite everything.

[Jason Yan]

[preposition] UK /dɪˈ[spa]ɪt/ US /dɪˈspaɪt/

[B1] without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by:

I still enjoyed the week despite the weather.
Despite repeated assurances that the product is safe, many people have stopped buying it.
-ing verb He managed to eat a [big lunch] despite having eaten an enormous breakfast.
despite yourself

If you do something despite yourself, you do it although you do not want to or although you know you should not:

He laughed despite himself.
She took the money from her mothers purse, despite herself.

[Tanya Shivari]

The only thing white people can comment on [LiveLeak] or [WorldStar] videos involving black people. Shorthand for Despite making up 13% of the American population, blacks commit over 50% of violent crimes. Sometimes can be substituted with [1350].