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look down on [or] look down upon
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- look
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| definition 1: |
to consider oneself to be superior to (someone or something) or to have a disdainful opinion of (someone or something).
They looked down on us because we were not part of their social class.She acts nicely towards him, but I think she secretly looks down upon him because of his background.Some people look down on the school and don't want to send their children there.People look down on what we're doing because they don't understand it.- similar words:
- disdain, disrespect
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| definition 2: |
to offer a downward view of.
The hotel looks down on the river valley. |
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