despite vs disdain

despite and disdain both are nouns.

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

As nouns, despite and disdain are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of despite include contempt, scorn.

despite (noun)	disdain (noun)
contemptuous disregard	a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike	lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

despite (verb)	disdain (verb)
	reject with contempt
	look down on with disdain