despite vs contempt

despite and contempt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
despite	Yes	No	No	No
contempt	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, despite and contempt are synonyms defined as:

despite and contempt: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

Other synonyms of despite include disdain, scorn.

despite (noun)	contempt (noun)
contemptuous disregard	a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike	a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
	open disrespect for a person or thing
	lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike