How Do You Spell DESPIGHT?

Pronunciation: [dɪspˈa͡ɪt] (IPA)

The spelling "despight" is a historic variant of the word "despite," likely used in Early Modern English. It is important to note that this spelling is now considered archaic and should not be used in modern writing. The pronunciation remains the same, indicated by IPA as /dɪˈspaɪt/. This word means "without being affected by" or "in spite of," and is commonly used in phrases such as "despite the rain" or "despite his efforts."

Common Misspellings for DESPIGHT

• despit
• sespight
• xespight
• cespight
• fespight
• respight
• eespight
• dwspight
• dsspight
• ddspight
• drspight
• d4spight
• d3spight
• deapight
• dezpight
• dexpight
• dedpight
• deepight
• dewpight
• des0ight

Etymology of DESPIGHT

The word despight comes from Old French despit, which can be traced back further to Latin despectus. Despectus is the past participle of despicere, meaning to look down upon or to despise. The word despight was used in Middle English to mean contempt, disgrace, or hostility. Over time, the spelling of the word changed, and it is now commonly spelled as despite.