Meanings
preposition
- in spite of; in direct opposition to
Having crossed the Caribbean in the teeth of contrary winds, it was not until the early days of April that the French fleet hove in sight of Cartagena [...]
1922, Rafael Sabatini, Captain Blood, Chapter XXVII
Translations
Arabic عَلَى اَلرُّغْم مِن
- عَلَى اَلرُّغْم مِن (ʕalā r-ruḡm min)agree or correspond; to be in harmony
Italian in barba a
- in barba aagree or correspond; to be in harmony
Russian против, напереко́р
- против (protiv)agree or correspond; to be in harmony
- напереко́р (naperekór)agree or correspond; to be in harmony
- вопреки́ (voprekí)agree or correspond; to be in harmony
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APA
in the teeth of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20teeth%20of
MLA
“in the teeth of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20teeth%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in the teeth of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20teeth%20of.
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