despecho

See also: despechó

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin despectus, cognate with English despite, and des- +‎ pecho

Noun

despecho m (plural despechos)

spite, resentment, envy, anger, distress, sorrow, indignation, disappointment, despair, dismay
Synonym: desesperación
despite, violence, vexation, cheek
ill fate, unhappiness

Derived terms

a despecho de

Verb

despecho

first-person singular present indicative of despechar

Further reading

“despecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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