despisal

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Certainly the fellow was provincial, curt, even brutal in his despisal of diplomacy.

From The Grim Smile of the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold

This piece of quaintness, as we need hardly point out, only goes to the fact that wide as is the range of imprecation, it must always come back to that one monotonous symbol of despisal.

From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian

Some of the finer shades of fine gentlemanliness were lost: the honourable feeling of cheating one's tradesmen, the noble scorn of tailors, the lofty despisal of duns.

From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel

But her despisal wrought me such dismay That made my Fancy phrenesy-ward incline, Turning to disconcert the guiling lure.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various

It preached despisal of the world, self-denial, chastity, giving up of one's will, that is, turning away from life and its illusory pleasures.

From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Religion, a Dialogue, Etc. by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)