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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Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Mary Fowler momentarily looks down and holds up a very neat yellow square of knitting to the camera, two wooden needles poking out either side.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Aaron Howe, visiting from Wyoming on Monday, stood in front of Trump’s portrait, looking down at photos of the president on his phone, then back up at the portrait.
—Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Target is looking down the barrel of a 40-day boycott called by the Rev. Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, GA.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Verb
One night last fall, after a rooftop business mixer at a hotel in Manhattan, a woman in a long, flowery dress looked down at her heels and grimaced.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Mary Fowler momentarily looks down and holds up a very neat yellow square of knitting to the camera, two wooden needles poking out either side.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Aaron Howe, visiting from Wyoming on Monday, stood in front of Trump’s portrait, looking down at photos of the president on his phone, then back up at the portrait.
—Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Target is looking down the barrel of a 40-day boycott called by the Rev. Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, GA.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Lookdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lookdown. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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