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- noun a form of
denial , characterized by either passively showingindifference ordisregard , or activelydismissing orrejecting ideas or evidence.
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Examples
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That dismissiveness is broken, every now and again, with a word (or, more commonly, and internal monologue) about his unspoken respect.
Your Mileage May Vary | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009
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While I think his ethical position is, if uninteresting, unexceptionable enough, his refusal to confront the political connection Foucault makes except with such bland dismissiveness is insufficient precisely because uninteresting.
Notes on 'Foucault and the Hedgerow History of Sexuality' 2006
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By contrast, you’ve adopted a general tone of near contempt and dismissiveness from the start (from the point where you more recent responded directly to me.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy 2010
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He wanted us to see through Brian O’Nolan and his hard-boiled Dublin dismissiveness, to see beyond the local legend of wasted talent.
The Last Laugh Joseph O'Neil 2008
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He wanted us to see through Brian O’Nolan and his hard-boiled Dublin dismissiveness, to see beyond the local legend of wasted talent.
The Last Laugh Joseph O'Neil 2008
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Well, there's a whole continuum of agnosticism but there generally isn't the contempt or dismissiveness or ridicule (think Bill Maher's film Religulous) of religion.
Michael Krasny: Just Say 'I Don't Know' Michael Krasny 2010
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Well, there's a whole continuum of agnosticism but there generally isn't the contempt or dismissiveness or ridicule (think Bill Maher's film Religulous) of religion.
Michael Krasny: Just Say 'I Don't Know' Michael Krasny 2010
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Coming from someone with such a powerful position in journalism, this represents a remarkable level of dismissiveness towards the way millions and millions of people prefer to consume news these days.
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Documents from early in the year suggest a casual dismissiveness of the rebellion.
Inside a Flawed Spy Machine as Gadhafi's Rule Crumbled Charles Levinson 2011
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On the contrary, I see unending contempt for heroes around him, and a regular dismissiveness in his dealings with him.
Your Mileage May Vary | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009
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