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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Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
None of the students spent the time looking down at their phones, scrolling social media or sending texts to communicate, rather than talking with the friends right there in their presence.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
But the most spectacular aspect of Nuestra Tierra may be its use of drone camerawork, and the way Martel uses the unsettling stillness of a drone as the eye of an impassive god, looking down at the wrongs carried out by those on the ground.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
MacDonald imagines Kirk looking down from a window in Heaven as his children grow up, and the right unites to avenge his death.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The finale ends at that moment, with viewers left looking down the barrel of Patrick’s revolver, not knowing if (and who) the bullet struck.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
None of the students spent the time looking down at their phones, scrolling social media or sending texts to communicate, rather than talking with the friends right there in their presence.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
But the most spectacular aspect of Nuestra Tierra may be its use of drone camerawork, and the way Martel uses the unsettling stillness of a drone as the eye of an impassive god, looking down at the wrongs carried out by those on the ground.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
MacDonald imagines Kirk looking down from a window in Heaven as his children grow up, and the right unites to avenge his death.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Lookdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lookdown. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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