He wrote: "For us, it is a kind of spiritual death to now be branded as Jews and exposed to general contempt."
In spite of myself and my general contempt for his belief in reincarnation, this silenced me.
A general contempt for audiences has crept into the motion picture business.
Or does that reflect a general contempt for overseas matters and the leaders of other countries amongst the whole British political class?
Of the planners in Washington, there was general contempt (and the antiwar protesters were not much admired, either, at least by me).
'An object of general contempt,' according to the description of the distinguished gentlemen's society.
His reviews are marked by general contempt for the current state of American film.
Or the Executive Officer would rail on him and he would be held in general contempt by the squadron for some unspecified period.
He did it out of general contempt for government.
Her death had raised him from general contempt.