disregard vs despite

disregard and despite both are nouns.

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

As nouns, despite is a hyponym of disregard; that is, despite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disregard:

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

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