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
Examples of lookdown in a Sentence
Verb
I am tired of the way they look down on us like we aren't good enough for them
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Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Tina was standing right next to the table, looking down with both her eyes fixed on Lilian’s face.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Women were looked down on to even go see wrestling.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Three portraits of Ngo’s mother at different stages of life look down over the dining room; Bond lives in one of Ary Place’s 159 apartments upstairs.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Television was still looked down upon, but my agent Rob Carlson encouraged me to take the job to get some experience working in a writers room, assuring me the show would probably only last 13 episodes.
—Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Tina was standing right next to the table, looking down with both her eyes fixed on Lilian’s face.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Women were looked down on to even go see wrestling.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Three portraits of Ngo’s mother at different stages of life look down over the dining room; Bond lives in one of Ary Place’s 159 apartments upstairs.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lookdown
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“Lookdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lookdown. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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