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What does look down on mean?

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  1. (transitive) To regard or treat as inferior.
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She was at least a head shorter than he and he could look down on the top of her head, smell the light, flowery fragrance of her hair.
The residents of Miami used to look down on Hispanic food and culture, but now they can't get enough of it.
They put him up high so, when we go to pay our respects, he can look down on us for a change.
I think it's anti-feminist to look down on any choice a woman makes in how she spends her time.
On the way from Delhi to Jaipur are the hill forts of Jaigarh and Nahargarh that look down on the city.
There have always been classical and opera snobs who look down on the inferior world of pop and rock.

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