Meanings
- not comparableRegardless of; without regard for; without considering.
That prediction was based on his belief that the internal contradictions of capitalism would destroy the system by bringing about an intensified class struggle, irrespective of whether material poverty increased or not.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 291Synonyms: despite, in spite of
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbRegardless of; without regard for; without considering.
Origin
- Latinrespectus
- Englishirrespective of
Opposite of Medieval Latin respectivus, "having regard for", from Latin respectus.
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