look down upon
Intermédiaire (B1)formal
To think you are better than someone or something, in a more formal way of saying it.
"In the Victorian era, those who worked with their hands were often looked down upon by the upper classes."
To think you are better than someone or something, in a more formal way of saying it.
"In the Victorian era, those who worked with their hands were often looked down upon by the upper classes."