All 4 Uses of
contempt
in
Childhood's End
- He ignored them contemptuously, leaving them to worry over a vengeance that never came.†
Chpt 2 *
- Perhaps he felt the need of direct contact with one human being at least: perhaps he realized that Stormgren needed this form of personal support If this was the explanation, the Secretary-General appreciated it: he did not mind if the Freedom League referred to him contemptuously as "Karellen's office-boy".†
Chpt 2
- Tonight's experience had weakened his contempt and scepticism for Jean's peculiar interests.†
Chpt 9
- On the purely realistic side, results could be produced indistinguishable from actual photography-much to the contempt of those who were developing the cartoon along abstract lines.†
Chpt 15