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单词 look down your nose at something or someone
释义
(idiom) 
Definition
to be haughty towards
He looks down his nose at those he considers lesser mortals.
Synonyms
despise
How I despised myself for my cowardice.
scorn
people who scorned traditional methods
People scorn me as a single parent.
disdain
a political leader who disdained the compromises of politics
look down on
contemn (formal)
See nose

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 disdain
Definition
to refuse or reject with disdain
a political leader who disdained the compromises of politics
Synonyms
scorn,
reject,
despise,
slight,
disregard,
spurn,
undervalue,
deride,
look down on,
belittle,
sneer at,
pooh-pooh,
contemn,
look down your nose at (informal),
misprize
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 your nose at 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
  • look kindly on or upon something or someone

Synonyms of 'look down your nose at something or someone'

look down your nose at something or someone

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