contemn

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"Did not William Blake contemn reason and paint the ghost of a flea?"

From Time Magazine Archive

If we contemn what others admire, we make ourselves odious; if we admire what they despise, we are equally ridiculous.

From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by Hazlitt, William

What right," she asked herself, "has this man to undervalue and contemn my purpose?

From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar

"I do not contemn them," said he, with growing emphasis; "but for such favor I wish to perform true and enduring service, and I only beg you to accept me for that service."

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

It is for her to respect not to contemn her great coadjutor.

From Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study by Leonard, Arthur Glyn