treat with contempt

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By the way, South Kensington has sent me some inquiry about Examinations, which I treat with contempt, as doubtless you have a duplicate.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Huxley, Leonard

And may those to whom the people at large have delegated their trust, and in whom they have reposed their confidence, treat with contempt the calculations, and miscalculations, of one without head and without heart!

From The King's Own by Marryat, Frederick

But it will be seen hereafter, that it is a very dangerous thing to treat with contempt the hostility of an enemy, however weak that enemy may be.

From Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 by Hunt, Henry

Carry your head high, do not fear to meet people, and treat with contempt the jeers of the stupid and ignorant.

From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.

It is easy for us, who are so powerless, to call this falsehood, and, proud of our timid honesty, to treat with contempt the heroes who have accepted the battle of life under other conditions.

From The Life of Jesus by Renan, Ernest