Definition of "dismissiveness" [dismissiveness]

• A form of denial, characterized by either passively showing indifference or disregard, or actively dismissing or rejecting ideas or evidence. (noun)

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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."
• "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."
• "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."