See despite in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
The disposition boldly to defy or resist authority or an opposing force:
contempt, contumacy, defiance, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy. See resistThe feeling of despising:
contempt, despisal, disdain, scorn. See respectAn act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity:
affront, contumely, indignity, insult, offense, outrage, slight. Idiom: slap in the face. See attackLearn more about despite