Significats de contemptuous incredulity en anglès

She even wished that Madame Sennier had shown some emotion, surprise, even contemptuous incredulity.

Why should this fop of a lordling put on this air of contemptuous incredulity?

Henshaw's contemptuous incredulity was by no means diminished even by the other's confident attitude.

The German Emperor had already laughed in his face, and accepted his challenge with contemptuous incredulity.

But Jem wore a look of contemptuous incredulity.

His contemptuous incredulity seemed clear enough now.

He would not admit it, strove not to listen to it, or to listen with contemptuous incredulity.

Swithin's assurance that he would be able to explain all some day had been taken in contemptuous incredulity.

To-day I come on your business and none of mine. Catherine and her daughter exchanged a swift glance of contemptuous incredulity.

Anthony's manner did not encourage confidence, and he gathered that his own more sinister interpretation would be dismissed with contemptuous incredulity.

Sarah imagined that her contemptuous incredulity was only known to herself: but the heavenly visiter instantly detected it, and appealed to Abraham on its impropriety.

Cases are reported, with much parade of scientific language and method, and those who reject the stories with contemptuous incredulity are accused of mere prejudice.

(My father shook his head with contemptuous incredulity.)