Despite
Despite noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: pointedly ignored his false friend out of despite
Gall
Gall noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He has the gall to get indignant at another hero "ripping him off" despite, y'know, having killed Peter and stolen his life.
Source: Comicbook / Superior Spider-Man -
Rich Bitch: Traci Van Horn, who has the unmitigated gall to tell Lola, to her face, how uncool she thinks she is, despite being friends with Hannah, who publicly humiliates herself just as often.
Source: Series / Hannah Montana -
Despite how enraged he is about his father's murder, when he himself murders the totally innocent Polonius, Hamlet has the gall to crack jokes about it.
Source: Hypocrite
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