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单词 look down on or upon someone
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to treat as inferior or unimportant
I wasn't successful, so they looked down on me.
Synonyms
disdain
a political leader who disdained the compromises of politics
despise
How I despised myself for my cowardice.
scorn
people who scorned traditional methods
People scorn me as a single parent.
sneer at
spurn
a spurned lover
hold in contempt
treat with contempt
turn your nose up (at) (informal)
contemn (formal)
look down your nose at (informal)
misprize
See look

Additional synonyms

in the sense of contemn
Definition
to regard with contempt
Synonyms
despise,
slight,
neglect,
disregard,
scorn,
disdain,
spurn,
treat with contempt,
hold cheap
in the sense of despise
Definition
to look down on with contempt
How I despised myself for my cowardice.
Synonyms
look down on,
loathe,
scorn,
disdain,
spurn,
undervalue,
deride,
detest,
revile,
abhor,
have a down on (informal),
contemn
in the sense of scorn
Definition
to refuse to have or do (something) because it is felt to be undesirable or wrong
people who scorned traditional methodsPeople scorn me as a single parent.
Synonyms
despise,
reject,
disdain,
slight,
scout (archaic),
snub,
shun,
be above,
spurn,
rebuff,
deride,
flout,
look down on,
scoff at,
make fun of,
sneer at,
hold in contempt,
turn up your nose at (informal),
contemn,
curl your lip at,
consider beneath you

Nearby words of
look down on or upon someone

  • look after something or someone
  • look back on something
  • look daggers at someone
  • look down on or upon someone
  • look down your nose at something or someone
  • look forward to something
  • look into something

Synonyms of 'look down on or upon someone'

look down on or upon someone

Seeshrug off
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