look·down
ˈlu̇k-ˌdau̇n 
: a silvery carangid fish (Selene vomer) chiefly of the Atlantic having a laterally compressed deep body and steeply sloping facial profile
looked down; looking down; looks down
1
: to be in a position that affords a downward view
2
: to regard with contempt : despise
—used with on or upon
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Verb
I am tired of the way they look down on us like we aren't good enough for them
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2025
Arena, using the amused, self-teasing tone of someone looking down an itemized bill for maybe three billion dollars—JPMorgan declined to confirm that reported price—reflected on the travertine that surrounds the elevator banks.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Gaming is also widely looked down upon (critic Roger Ebert famously declared video games can never be art) as cheap, hyperviolent, and mindless entertainment today.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Second, much of the racing world looks down on NASCAR as some sort of inferior racing.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Verb
As the faces of America’s past looked down from busts, the ceiling painted with E Pluribus Unum, various oddities of the present—such as Melania’s sleek, eye-hiding Hamburglar hat—instantly looked historical.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2025
Arena, using the amused, self-teasing tone of someone looking down an itemized bill for maybe three billion dollars—JPMorgan declined to confirm that reported price—reflected on the travertine that surrounds the elevator banks.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Gaming is also widely looked down upon (critic Roger Ebert famously declared video games can never be art) as cheap, hyperviolent, and mindless entertainment today.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Second, much of the racing world looks down on NASCAR as some sort of inferior racing.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Lookdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lookdown. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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