All 5 Uses of
disdain
in
Siddhartha
- But still he had felt different from and superior to the others; always he had watched them with some mockery, some mocking disdain,
Chpt 7 *disdain = lack of respect
- But still he had felt different from and superior to the others; always he had watched them with some mockery, some mocking disdain, with the same disdain which a Samana constantly feels for the people of the world.†
Chpt 7
- He played the game due to a pain of his heart, losing and wasting his wretched money in the game brought him an angry joy, in no other way he could demonstrate his disdain for wealth, the merchants' false god, more clearly and more mockingly.†
Chpt 7
- And after each big loss, his mind was set on new riches, pursued the trade more zealously, forced his debtors more strictly to pay, because he wanted to continue gambling, he wanted to continue squandering, continue demonstrating his disdain of wealth.†
Chpt 7
- Clearly, he saw himself being served food and drink by Kamala, receiving his first kiss from her, looking proudly and disdainfully back on his Brahmanism, beginning proudly and full of desire his worldly life.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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(disdain) to disrespect or reject as unworthy