despite vs disregard

despite and disregard both are nouns.

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

As nouns, disregard is a hypernym of despite; that is, disregard is a word with a broader meaning than despite:

Other hypernyms of despite include neglect.

despite (noun)	disregard (noun)
contemptuous disregard	willful lack of care and attention
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike	lack of attention and due care

despite (verb)	disregard (verb)
	give little or no attention to
	bar from attention or consideration
	refuse to acknowledge