look down on
Third Person
looks down on
Present Participle
looking down on
Past Tense
looked down on
Past Participle
looked down on
1
to regard someone or something as inferior or unworthy of respect or consideration
transitive
- I will not let anyone look down on me because of my background.
- The prejudiced group looked down on people from different cultures, deeming them inferior.
- The arrogant politician looked down on his opponents, dismissing their ideas as insignificant.
- The overconfident athlete looked down on his competitors, believing he was superior in every way.
- The arrogant aristocrat looked down on the common people.
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