Despite and Grudge

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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

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Grudge and despite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grudge" instead a noun "Despite".

Grudge noun - A lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong.

Usage example: he's had a grudge against her ever since she snubbed him at the dance

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Despite and grudge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despite" instead a noun "Grudge".

Nearby Words: grudging, grudgingly, grudged

Also Sephiroth who, despite going rogue, still wears his old SOLDIER uniform despite, among other things, having a massive grudge against his former employer.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy VII
Alternately, there's an armed lunatic with a grudge against your stepdaughter's biological father in her room, despite your best efforts to keep her safe.

Source: Film / Ant-Man
Even Evil Has Standards: Despite having a serious grudge against Malevolent, The Wolf King refuses to slaughter her when she's rendered helpless by Jack's bridle, and so he frees her instead.

Source: Literature / Half Upon a Time

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