見下げる | Japanese meaning

見下げる【みさげる】

Frequency rank: 36,519. – 36,867.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to look down over; to look down on

Forms

見下げる【みさげる】Frequency rank: 36,519. – 36,867.
みさげる

Generated definitions (experimental)

to look down over; to look down on

This phrase is used to indicate a physical action of looking down from a higher position, or a metaphorical action of regarding someone with disdain or superiority.

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I look down on the village from the top of the mountain.

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He often looks down on others.

Generated collocations (experimental)

condescending attitudeto look down on someonesomeone who is looked down upona disparaging gazederogatory wordsto view oneself as superior to othersようa patronizing way of speakingfeeling demeanedto belittle otherslooking down on others is not good

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

あいて相手ののうりょく能力などがおとっている劣っている、ひくい低いものとしてみる見る．.みくびる見くびる．.べっし蔑視する．.

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