Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look down on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English

Syllables: look -down on
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To regard or treat as inferior.

Transitive verb

verb

To view from a vantage point.

Transitive verb

verb

To view [people or events on Earth] from the vantage point of the afterlife (originally, Heaven).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He remembers feeling that people looked down on him, and, ‘realising I was rubbish at academic stuff’, he decided he'd join a circus."
"High up on the viaduct, and approached by a spidery staircase from the street, it looks down on Southwark Cathedral."
"I get a feeling Kurt Cobain is looking down on Nickelback and wondering what alternative rock has become."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

looks down on (present, singular) looking down on (participle, present) looked down on (participle, past) looked down on (past) look down upon (alternative)

Phrases

look upon

Frequently Paired Words

look upon

Synonyms

disesteem disdain look down one's nose contemn despect disrespect despise look down on misrespect scorn spurn

Antonyms

look up to respect esteem honor idolize lay store by prize hallow put store by put store in rate regard

Questions

What does look down on mean?: To regard or treat as inferior.

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