look down upon

look down upon
index discriminate (treat differently), misprize, spurn

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  • look\ down\ upon — • look down (up)on v To think of (a person or thing) as less good or important; feel that (someone) is not as good as you are, or that (smth) is not worth having or doing; consider inferior. Mary looked down on her classmates because she was… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • To look down upon — Look Look (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • look down upon — Synonyms and related words: be above, be contemptuous of, bestraddle, bestride, care nothing for, clear, command, contemn, deride, despise, disdain, disparage, disprize, dominate, dump on, feel contempt for, feel superior to, hold beneath one,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • look down upon — Despise, contemn, spurn, regard with contempt …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • look down on — also[look down upon] {v.} To think of (a person or thing) as less good or important; feel that (someone) is not as good as you are, or that (something) is not worth having or doing; consider inferior. * /Mary looked down on her classmates because …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • look down on — also[look down upon] {v.} To think of (a person or thing) as less good or important; feel that (someone) is not as good as you are, or that (something) is not worth having or doing; consider inferior. * /Mary looked down on her classmates because …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • look down — verb Etymology: Middle English looken doun, from looken to look + doun down intransitive verb 1. a. : to direct one s gaze in a downward direction especially from an elevated position the gods looked down from on high …   Useful english dictionary

  • To look down on — Look Look (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • look down — intransitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to be in a position that affords a downward view 2. to regard with contempt ; despise used with on or upon …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • look — [look] vi. [ME loken < OE locian, akin to OS lōkōn, OHG luogēn (Ger dial. lugen), to spy after, look for] 1. to make use of the sense of sight; see 2. a) to direct one s eyes in order to see b) to direct one s attention mentally upon something …   English World dictionary

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