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look down on

verb as in hold in contempt

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The other monks looked down on him based on his appearance and he told them the symbol of Buddha is the lotus.

In 2023, Kelly confirmed reports that Trump looked down on disabled veterans and referred to Americans wounded, captured or killed in action as "losers and suckers."

From Salon

The problem isn’t that liberals look down on Trump and regard themselves as superior, since Trump is laughable and most Americans are decent people who are far superior to Trump.

From Salon

Many people still look down on gulls today.

From Salon

With a freshly unveiled statue of Old Tom Morris looking down on golf’s most famous green, the game’s ancient and spiritual home might just have borne witness to significant developments in a troubled sport.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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