- In
colloquial usage,
contempt usually refers to
either the act of despising, or
having a
general lack of
respect for something. This set of
emotions generally...
- To be
sardonic is to be
disdainfully or
cynically humorous, or
scornfully mocking. A form of wit or humour,
being sardonic often involves expressing an...
- tax bill Hamburger, Tom; Gold,
Matea (April 13, 2014). "Google, once
disdainful of lobbying, now a
master of
Washington influence". The
Washington Post...
- years—was so
light as to
render the
trial a mockery. The Queen,
increasingly disdainful of the
Marlboroughs and her ministry,
finally took the
opportunity to...
-
eliminated any hope of
higher education.
Later in life
Kubrick spoke disdainfully of his
education and of
American schooling as a whole,
maintaining that...
- Walt
Whitman enthusiastically endorsed the war in 1846 and
showed his
disdainful attitude toward Mexico and
boosterism for
Manifest Destiny: "What has...
-
abilities or status, low empathy,
social dominance,
superficial charm,
disdainfulness or snobbery, and an
exploitative interpersonal style characterised by...
- his own errors.
Sadkovich names Rommel as
arrogantly ethnocentric and
disdainful towards Italians. Many
authors describe Rommel as
having a re****tion...
-
normal and
healthy desires, wishes, and
needs with
something ugly and
disdainful".
Though Kafka never married, he held
marriage and
children in high esteem...
- the cost of
coherency and thrills. The
movie is bat-**** crazy. A dour,
disdainful demeanor, plus a
gluttony of
complex plot twists,
dissipates most of the...
